Thousands of people are flocking to see portraits of Jesus Christ which are said to have been bleeding for the past two weeks.
Eric Nathaniel, a police radio operator, found red fluid trickling down a picture in his house which he believed was blood.
He said: "We lit candles and prayed all night and a little later the blood dried but it soon started trickling down from the hands and heart of another portrait in the house."
Since then, hoardes of people have visited his home in India's remote Andaman Islands to see for themselves.
"This is indeed a miracle and shows that Jesus was in pain because of our sins," said John Chrysostom, a priest at the Anglican Church of Port Blair.
One portrait was temporarily moved to the local bishop's house for public viewing after police found it difficult to control swelling crowds.
Officials said red paint used in the portraits could be melting in the extreme humidity.
But islanders and priests continue to come in boats from remote parts of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago to pray.
(Original headline: 'This Is Indeed A Miracle' )
