Pictures of The Mount Mary Basilica of Mumbai, are posted right below the following write-up. Please don't miss viewing these beautiful pictures of this Holy Shrine.The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount more commonly known as Mount Mary Church, is a Roman Catholic Basilica located in Bandra, Mumbai. The feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated here on the first Sunday after 8 September, the birthday of the Virgin Mary. The feast is followed by a week-long celebration known locally as the Bandra Fair and is visited by thousands of people.
The Basilica, an Architectural Marvel, stands on a hillock, about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea. It draws Lakhs of devotees and pilgrims annually. Many of the faithful attest to the miraculous powers of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The shrine attracts people from all faiths, who pray to Virgin Mary for expressing their gratitude or requesting favours.
During the Bandra Fair every year, the entire area is decorated with festoons and buntings. Many pitch up stalls selling religious articles, roasted grams, snacks and sweets. Wax figures of 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 and light it in Church, with the pious hope that Mother Mary will consider their appeals for help.
More information on Mount Mary Basilica , with web-links to the sources of the following sacred images of this Holy Shrine of Mumbai, will follow soon. Stay tuned, & please don't miss the joy of exploring the countless Holy places of all Religions, all sects & all sub-sects of Secular India, at least virtually first, to begin with the Indian Spiritual Journey.
India, The Motherland of Sanathana Dharma / सनातन धर्म / Universal Religion, is truly a Mystery, an Enigma, for every single visitor, from around the globe. The more we dive into Indian Culture, Indian Heritage, Indian Spirituality, Indian Secularism, the more firm & more solid becomes our Inner Realization, that 'The Great God Almighty' is Truly Beginingless, Truly Endless, with Unfathomable Knowledge, Unexplorable Mysteries, Unimaginable Beauty & Infinite Glory.
And the Great Enlightened 'Ancients' of this most 'Ancient Oriental Civilization' firmly believed, that at the root of this 'Infinity' and 'Infinite Names', HE, SHE or IT is Just One & One Alone. The Great God Almighty' is Just ONE & ONE Alone
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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| Mount Mary Basilica In The Bandra Area Of Mumbai In India |
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