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Catholic Pilgrimages in South India

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Our Lady of Vailankanni Church
Our Lady of Snow (Photo Courtesy: Olattupurath)
Our Lady of Snows
Our Lady of Ransom Church (Photo Courtesy: Martintheterror)
St Francis Xavier's Church (Photo Courtesy: Infocaster)
Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica (Photo Courtesy: AntonyUdaipur)
Holy Cross Church - Photo Courtesy Sa.balamuruga

While Vailankanni is regarded as the most visited Catholic shrine in South India, there are number of other pilgrimages that are revered and have significance for Catholic pilgrims. They are: 

* Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Vypeen (Cochin, Kerala)
* Poondi Matha Basillica, Poondi (35 kms from Trichy / Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu)
* Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni (Tamilnadu)
* Holy Cross Church, Manapad (18 km from Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu)
* Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam (100 kms from Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu).
* Our Lady of Snow (Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu).
* St. Stephen's Church, Kombuthurai (Tuticorin. Tamilnadu)
* Church of Our Lady of Assumption, Kamanayakkanpatti (Tuticorin, Tamilnadu)
* Maravankudieruppu, Our Lady Of Snows, Nagercoil (Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu)

While Vypeen is visited as a standalone pilgrimage, others can be visited as a part of a circuit.

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  • Nagore Dargah

    Mosque or Dargah
    Nagore Dargah is a minaret built over the tomb of Hazrath Nagore Shahul Hamid and a renowned more

    Access

    Nagore ( 1 Kms ), Nagapattinam ( 7 Kms ), Karikal ( 13 Kms ), Vailankanni ( 19 Kms ), Tranquebar ( 27 Kms )
  • Our Lady of Vailankanni is a celebrated Roman Catholic church and Blessed Virgin Mary believed to more

    Access

    Vailankanni, Nagapattinam ( 10 Kms ), Nagore ( 18 Kms ), Karikal ( 30 Kms ), Tiruvarur ( 32 Kms ), Tranquebar ( 43 Kms ), Kumbakonam ( 75 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 95 Kms ), Trichy ( 150 Kms )
  • Kayarohanaswamy Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    The Kayarohanaswami Temple is a 6th century Lord Shiva Temple in Nagapattinam visited alongwith more

    Access

    Nagapattinam, Nagore ( 8 Kms ), Vailankanni ( 10 Kms ), Karikal ( 19 Kms ), Tiruvarur ( 25 Kms ), Tranquebar ( 32 Kms )
  • Soundararajaperumal Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Soundararaja Perumal Temple is a Lord Vishnu temple at Nagapattinam and one of the Divya Desam more

    Access

    Nagapattinam, Nagore ( 8 Kms ), Vailankanni ( 10 Kms ), Karikal ( 19 Kms ), Tiruvarur ( 25 Kms ), Tranquebar ( 32 Kms )
  • Thyagraja Temple Tiruvarur

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Thiruvarur has been one of the five traditional capitals of the Chola empire and home to 11th more

    Access

    Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam ( 25 Kms ), Nagore ( 31 Kms ), Vailankanni ( 32 Kms ), Karikal ( 42 Kms )
  • Sarangpani Temple

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Sarangapani temple is the largest Vaishnavite in Kumbkonam and one of the 108 Divya Desams. The more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 2 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 40 Kms )
  • Adi Kumbeswarar Temple

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is a 7th century Lord Shiva temple in Kumbakonam. The Mahamaham Festivl is more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 1 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 40 Kms )
  • Nageswaraswamy Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Nageswaran Temple is a 12th century Lord temple in Kumbakonam. Temple is visited for its Rahu more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 1 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 40 Kms )
  • Kasi Viswanathar Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Kasi Viswanathar Temple is an ancient Lord Shiva temple in Kumbakonam having 72 ft Gopuram and 9 more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 1 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 40 Kms )
  • Mahamaham Tank

    Lake or Riverside
    Mahamaham Tank is a holy tank in heart of Kumbakonam covering an area of about 6 acres. The tank more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 1 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 40 Kms )
  • Thenipuriswarar Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Thenupuriswarar Temple is an ancient Lord Shiva temple near Kumbakonam having five gopurams and more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 5 Kms ), Kumbakonam ( 7 Kms )
  • Thiruvinnagar Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Thiruvinnagar Oppliyappan Temple is a Lord temple near Kumbahonam and is regarded as one of the more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 7 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 35 Kms )
  • Swamimalai Murugan Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a Lord Murugan temple in Swamimalai near Kumbakonam on the banks of a more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 8 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 37 Kms )
  • Airavatesvara Temple

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Airavatesvara Temple is a 12th Century Lord Shiva temple of Dravidian architecture at Darasuram more

    Access

    Kumbakonam ( 1 Kms ), Thanjavur ( 39 Kms )
  • Brihadeeswarar Temple

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur is an ancient Lord Shiva temple Shiva and is considered Landmark more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 1 Kms ), Kumbakonam ( 40 Kms ), Trichy ( 57 Kms )
  • Saraswathi Mahal Library

    Heritage Site, Institute
    The Saraswathi Mahal Library established around 1700 AD and located in the premises of a palace, more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 1 Kms )
  • Chola Art Gallery

    Museum, Arts Crafts Culture
    Chola art gallery is inside the palace having a large collection of stone and bronze images from more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 1 Kms )
  • Sangeetha Mahal

    Arts Crafts Culture
    Sangeetha Mahal is Handicraft Gallery offering wide ranging authentic handicrafts from local more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 2 Kms )
  • Tanjore Painting

    Arts Crafts Culture
    Tanjore paintings are an early 17th Century art. Tanjore paintings are renowned for their richness more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 1 Kms )
  • There are number of Veena making units in Thanjavur with more than 100 artisans dedicated to it. more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 2 Kms )
  • Rockfort

    Heritage Site
    The Rockfort is a hill fort in trichy, constructed on a 273-foot high rock. There are two temples more

    Access

    Trichy ( 6 Kms )
  • Srirangam Temple

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam near Trichy is a Lord Vishnu temple. Here Lord Vshnu is more

    Access

    Trichy ( 12 Kms )
  • Jambukeswarar Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Jambukeswarar Temple at Thiruvanaikaval is a renowned Shiva temple in Trichy. Temple was built more

    Access

    Trichy ( 12 Kms )
  • Pazhamudircholai

    Temple or Holy Place
    Pazhamudircholai is a Lord Murugan Temple near Madurai atop a hill covered with dense forests and more

    Access

    Madurai ( 21 Kms ), Tiruchendur ( 180 Kms )
  • Tirupparamkunram is renowned for Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple on outskirts of Madurai. This more

    Access

    Madurai ( 8 Kms ), Tiruchendur ( 180 Kms )
  • Thirunelveli Temple

    Temple or Holy Place, Heritage Site
    Nellaiappar Temple (700 AD) is one of the renowned Shiva Temples at the heart of Tirunelveli. more

    Access

    Tirunelveli, Ravanasamudram ( 49 Kms ), Tuticorin ( 53 Kms ), Courtallam ( 57 Kms ), Tiruchendur ( 59 Kms )
  • Thiruchendur Murugan Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is a Lord Muruga temple and one of the six Arupadaiveedu temples of more

    Access

    Tiruchendur, Tuticorin ( 40 Kms ), Tirunelveli ( 59 Kms )
  • Kalugumalai

    Temple or Holy Place
    Kalugumalai is rock cut images of Bhagawan Parshwanatha (8th-9th century) alongwith many images of more

    Access

    Tirunelveli ( 55 Kms ), Tuticorin ( 90 Kms )
  • Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica is a 16th century roman catholic church located at Tuticorin is more

    Access

    Tuticorin ( 7 Kms )
  • The Church of Our Lady of Snow is a Roman Catholic Marian church in Kallikulam at 100 kms South of more

    Access

    Tiruchendur ( 65 Kms ), Tuticorin ( 100 Kms )
  • Manapad is a coastal village 18 kms south of Tiruchendur. St. Francis Xavier came to Manapad in more

    Access

    Manapad ( 1 Kms ), Tiruchendur ( 16 Kms ), Tuticorin ( 56 Kms )
  • St. Stephens Church is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Stephen at 40 kms from more

    Access

    Tiruchendur ( 28 Kms ), Tuticorin ( 40 Kms )
  • Maravankudieruppu is set 3 kms South of Nagercoil centered around the church of Our Lady of Snows more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 12 Kms )
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica, Poondi, is a Catholic pilgrimage centre located 35 kms from Trichy / more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 35 Kms ), Trichy ( 35 Kms )
  • Srivaikuntam

    Temple or Holy Place
    Srivaikuntam lies 40 kms from Tuticorin on Tiruchendur - Thirunelveli road and home to a renowned more

    Access

    Tiruchendur ( 32 Kms ), Tirunelveli ( 39 Kms ), Tuticorin ( 40 Kms )
  • The Catholic Church at Pallippuram known as Church of "Our Lady of Snow" or "Manjumatha" is an more

    Access

    Cochin (Vypeen) ( 1 Kms ), Cochin (Cherai) ( 5 Kms ), Cochin (Bolgatty Island) ( 20 Kms ), Cochin (Ernakulam) ( 20 Kms ), Cochin (Willingdon Island) ( 20 Kms ), Cochin (Fort Cochin) ( 25 Kms )
  • Kumari Amman Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    The Kumari Amman Temple in Kanyakumari is a Devi temple located on the shore and is considered one more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 1 Kms )
  • Vivekananda Rock Memorial is where Swami Vivekananda, great philosopher is believed to have more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 1 Kms )
  • Thanumalayan temple Suchindram

    Temple or Holy Place
    Thanumalayan temple is a unique temple built in 17th century representing trinity of Lord Brahma, more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 13 Kms )
  • Our Lady of Ransom Church is more than 100 year old and is incredibly 153 m tall. Church was built more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 3 Kms )
  • Vattakottai Fort

    Heritage Site
    Vattakottai Fort is an 18th-century fort overlooking the sea and offering excellent more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 7 Kms )
  • Lord Datta Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Lord Datta Temple is a second Datta Dham called "Anusaya Datta Dham" built near Vattakotai temple more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 7 Kms )
  • St. Francis Xaviers church at set near Nagercoil, where the missionary St. Francis Xavier resided more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 11 Kms )
  • Padmanabhapuram Palace between Nagercoil and Trivandrum is example of 17th Century Kerala more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 33 Kms ), Trivandrum ( 50 Kms )
  • Mathur Aqueduct

    View Point
    Mathur Aqueduct is built over the Pahrali River at 60 km from Kanyakumari and is one of the more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 60 Kms )
  • Baywatch Wax Museum

    Museum, Theme Parks
    Baywatch is a a water park and also has a a wax museum having statues of many personalities, more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 2 Kms )
  • Chitharal Jain Monuments

    Temple or Holy Place
    Chitharal Jain Monuments are impressive rock shelters and idols dated 9-11th Century at 55 kms more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 55 Kms )
  • Olakaruvi Waterfalls

    Adventure, Natural Wonders
    Olakaruvi Waterfalls are set about 30 kms from Kanyakumari, is on the middle of a hill and more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 30 Kms )
  • Thirparappu Falls

    Natural Wonders
    Thirparappu are renowned waterfalls at 55 kms from Kanyakumari. Here the river Kodayar makes its more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 55 Kms )
  • Thirunandikkara temple a rock-cut cave temple of Pallava art, can be traced back to seventh and more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 20 Kms )
  • Thengapattinam Beach

    View Point, Rides
    Thengapattinam Beach is full of coconut groves and has an estuary where river meets the sea. A more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 51 Kms )
  • Vattaparai Falls

    Natural Wonders
    Vattaparai Falls are located in the Keeriparai reserve forest at 32 kms from Kanyakumari. There is more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 32 Kms )
  • Kodhayar

    View Point
    Kodhayar is a forested area at about 60 kms from Kanyakumari and takes travellers through exciting more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 60 Kms )
  • Pechiparai Reservoir

    Lake or Riverside
    Pechiparai Dam is built across the Kodayar River near the confluence of the Kallar, Chittar and more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 30 Kms )
  • Mukkadal Reservoir

    Lake or Riverside
    Mukkadal Reservoir is set at about 20 kms from Kanyakumari. The dam is surrounded by scenic hills more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 20 Kms )
  • Cherai Beach

    View Point
    The Cherai Beach is long stretch of beach that is popular with locals. It has the calm serene more

    Access

    Cochin (Cherai), Cochin (Vypeen) ( 8 Kms ), Cochin (Ernakulam) ( 30 Kms )
  • An elephant training camp on Cochin - Munnar route and a popular for overseas travellers and more

    Access

    Thattekad ( 35 Kms ), Cochin (Ernakulam) ( 36 Kms ), Cochin (Bolgatty Island) ( 40 Kms ), Cochin (Willingdon Island) ( 40 Kms ), Cochin (Cherai) ( 45 Kms ), Cochin (Fort Cochin) ( 45 Kms ), Cochin (Vypeen) ( 50 Kms ), Thodupuzha ( 51 Kms )
  • 175 year old synagogue at North Paravur area. It was built with typical Kerala architecture and is more

    Access

    Cochin (Cherai) ( 7 Kms ), Cochin (Vypeen) ( 12 Kms ), Cochin (Ernakulam) ( 20 Kms )
  • Cheraman mosque

    Mosque or Dargah
    The Cheraman Juma Masjid is considered to be one of the first mosques to have been built in India more

    Access

    Cochin (Cherai) ( 11 Kms ), Cochin (Vypeen) ( 17 Kms ), Cochin (Ernakulam) ( 28 Kms )
  • Tanjore Palace

    Heritage Site
    The Thanjavur Maratha Palace Complex, known locally as Aranmanai, is the official residence of the more

    Access

    Thanjavur ( 1 Kms )
  • Vayalur Murugan Temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    The Vayalur Murugan Temple is a 1200 year old Lord Murugan temple near more

    Access

    Trichy ( 12 Kms )
  • Sikkal Lord Murugan temple

    Temple or Holy Place
    Sikkal Singara Velan Temple a popular Lord Muruga temple and 7th most popular after the more

    Access

    Nagapattinam ( 5 Kms ), Nagore ( 11 Kms ), Vailankanni ( 12 Kms ), Tiruvarur ( 22 Kms )
  • 11th Century Chola Style architecture temple hear Kanyakumari railway station. The temple is a more

    Access

    Kanyakumari ( 1 Kms )