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Church of our Lady of Velankanni

Shrine Basilica Vailankanni 611 111 | Nagapattinam District, Velankanni, India
04365 : 263 423
Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in Velankanni
4.0 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
Type: Churches/ Cathedrals
Most recent review
- 21 May 2012
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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Do not forget to carry home the water from Mother's tank, the place Our Lady appeared with baby Jesus, The May heat is bad..... Beware of people trying to over price religious offering in the Basilica... More

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Vellore, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Church premises are Very Good Place to Pray. But surrounding places are not neat and clean. More

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vadodara
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7 reviews 7 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

We pary to strengthen our beleive in GOD......The church is well maintain and the people , father's prayer is very nice and we feel very near to god....The prayers are very powerful and meant for entire human being... More

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Chennai
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8 reviews 8 reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012
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If you are a catholic then there is service at the church for almost 18 hrs a day continuously.. But i understand that there are more non Christians than Christians visiting the church..Compared to other pilgrim centers the place is kept reasonably clean with ahost of support staff... When you are in the old church keep your eyes open as... More

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Bangalore, India
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011
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Its was a wonderful journey within our budget, but the chruch hotels are costly we should as the housekeeping to clean out bathrooms & no proper response from them, but money makes everything. There are so many important places come up so if we get a detailed about the new projects it would help us better to visit the places... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2011
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The church was not maintained that well compared to my expectations. Quite Commercialised place. A Liqour store just outside the church, not a close station nearby. Rooms not that clean. It needs to be developed further More

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