Velankanni Church in Chennai is located in Besant Nagar.
It is one of the important monuments of
Chennai city. The shrine is of mother Mary
who is also worshipped as Lady of Health.
The Velankanni Church is considered as the
Mecca of Christians. The importance of the
Church is that, it is revered by people
belonging to different castes and religions
alike. The church is also known by the name
'Sacred Arogya Matha Church'.
The Velankanni church in Chennai is a
beautiful sight. The church is very tall
in that it has tall towers. The church
is built with a lot of architectural brilliance.
There are a lot of practices that are
followed by devotees here. The principal
of them being the practice of offering
a candle shaped as the diseased part of
the body. On healing, the same is presented
to the Mother in gold or silver. This
practice is followed by devotees belonging
to different religions.
This is the greatness and the glory of
the Church of Velankanni.
The church is located at the Eliot’s
beach in Besant Nagar .The place is well
connected with bus services and other
transport services. Besant Nagar, with
the Eliot’s beach, the Ashtalakshmi
temple and the Velankanni Church makes
this place a memorable place to visit
for tourists and pilgrims.
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