Velankanni · Nagapattinam · Tamil Nadu
Velankanni — the 'Lourdes of the East': Asia's biggest Marian shrine, where tradition records three 16th-century apparitions of Our Lady of Good Health (Arokia Matha). Minor basilica since 1962; millions of pilgrims of all faiths.
Place · Velankanni · Nagapattinam · Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.