 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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