Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni
Our Lady of Good Health (Mother Mary)
Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
The 'Lourdes of the East' — one of India's largest Christian pilgrimage centres, visited by people of all faiths.
History
Devotion here goes back to apparitions of Mother Mary reported in the 16th–17th centuries, and to Portuguese sailors who built a chapel after surviving a storm. The church was raised to a basilica in 1962. The September feast draws lakhs of pilgrims, many walking from far away.
Festivals
- Feast of Our Lady (29 Aug – 8 Sep)
- Christmas
- Easter
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How to reach
- By air
- Tiruchirappalli Airport, about 150 km
- By train
- Velankanni station, about 1 km
- By road
- TNSTC / SETC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
Near the temple
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