Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, Bandra

Coordinates: 19°2′48″N 72°49′21″E / 19.04667°N 72.82250°E / 19.04667; 72.82250
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Mount St Mary Church
Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount
Cardinal Oswald Gracias
RectorBishop John Rodrigues
Rev Fr Michael Goveas

Officially, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount,

Bombay (Mumbai), India.[1]

The

tourists, pilgrims and devotees every year.[2][3][4] Many visitors come to Mount St Mary Church in order to make their mannat (wish) come true.[4]

Prince of peace was crowned in a ceremony on 5 December 1954, by the late Cardinal Valerian Gracias
.

The basilica

The basilica stands on a

British Bombay
era.

During the Bandra Fair, the entire area is decorated with festoons and buntings. Many pitch up stalls to sell religious articles, flowers, snacks and sweets.

Wax figures of the Virgin Mary along with an assortment of candles shaped like hands, feet and various other parts of the body are sold at kiosks. The sick and the suffering choose a candle or wax figure that corresponds to their ailment or request and light it inside the church with the hope that Mother Mary will heed their appeals for help.[4]

Statue of the Virgin Mary

Konkani
vernaculars, outside Mount Mary Church, Bandra

Although the current structure and edifice of the shrine is just 100 years old and was rebuilt in

desecrated
the statue by cutting off the right hand.

In 1760, the church was rebuilt after the

place of honour in the basilica. Most Bombay East Indians and some Hindus visit this shrine often, making the place a prominent feature of intercommunal harmony and interfaith dialogue in Mumbai.[5]

Interior of the church

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9780241326244
    .
  2. Indian Express
    , 8 September 2007.
  3. DNA (newspaper)
    , 13 September 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Mount St Mary Church In Bandra Is Believed To Make All Your Wishes Come True". Fork Media. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ A Hindu nationalist leader at the Marian Shrine AsiaNews, 12 September 2011.

External links

Media related to Mount Mary Church, Bandra at Wikimedia Commons

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