Angamoozhi, Nilackal (near Sabarimala) · Pathanamthitta · Kerala
Nilackal (Chayal) — the forest church of the seven and the 'half church': trade-city congregation fled dacoits by the 6th century; revived 1985 as India's first ecumenical church shared by six denominations.
Place · Angamoozhi, Nilackal (near Sabarimala) · Pathanamthitta · Kerala
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward St. Thomas Ecumenical Church, Nilackal. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.