Mount Mary Bandra Fair

Mount Mary

Today we visited the Mount Mary feast at 10 am. At first, the crowd seemed to be less, but later, the crowd picked up. There were heavy crowds at the shrine, and people had to stand in a huge queue to visit the Church of Mount Mary. People were managed well by the volunteers and police. Devotees from Mumbai and around Mumbai travel for hours together to stand in front of Mother Mary and ask her to grant their wishes. This faith continues to bring a crowd of people each year for this feast. The feast of Mount Mary is …

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Mount Mary Church Bandra

Mount Mary Church Bandra

Mount Mary Church Bandra – The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, commonly known as Mount Mary Church, is a Roman Catholic Basilica located in Bandra, Mumbai.  Even though the church tower is 100 years old, the history of the current statue of Our Lady dates back to the 16th century when Jesuit priests from Portugal got the statue to the current place and built a chapel. In 1700, the Arab pirates interested in the gilt-lined object held in hand disfigured the statue and cut the right hand. In the year 1760, the church was rebuilt, with the statue being …

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