Velankanni

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Velankanni is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a major Christian pilgrimage center centered around the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.

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Velankanni canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage centre
town
administrativeDivision Velankanni Town Panchayat
alsoKnownAs Vailankanni
Velankanni Matha shrine
climate tropical wet and dry climate
coastalFeature low-lying coastal plain
coastType sandy coast
country India
devotionCenteredOn Our Lady of Good Health
district Nagapattinam district
economyDependsOn fishing
religious tourism
famousFor Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Christian pilgrimage
Marian devotion
feastBeginsOn August 29
feastEndsOn September 8
feastMonth September
hasBeach Velankanni Beach
hasMajorShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
hasReligiousBuilding Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Morning Star Church
Shrine of Our Lady’s Tank
hasReligiousFestival Annual Our Lady of Good Health feast
hasTransport Velankanni railway station
locatedIn Coromandel Coast
locatedInRegion Cauvery Delta region
linked to: Kaveri River Delta
locatedNear Nagapattinam
locatedOn Bay of Bengal
majorPilgrimageSiteFor Christians in India
Roman Catholics
linked to: Roman Catholicism
nearestAirport Tiruchirappalli International Airport
nearestMajorCity Thanjavur
linked to: Tanjore

Tiruchirappalli
nearestMajorRailwayStation Nagapattinam railway station
partOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanjavur
linked to: Diocese of Tanjore
pilgrimsComeFrom Tamil Nadu
other Indian states
overseas
primaryLanguagesSpoken English
Tamil
religiousDemographics predominantly Christian and Hindu
religiousTradition Christianity
state Tamil Nadu
timezone Indian Standard Time
utcOffset +05:30

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