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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pilgrimage centre
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Velankanni Town Panchayat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vailankanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Velankanni Matha shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| coastalFeature | low-lying coastal plain ⓘ |
| coastType | sandy coast ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| devotionCenteredOn | Our Lady of Good Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Nagapattinam district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyDependsOn |
fishing
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian pilgrimage ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ |
| feastBeginsOn | August 29 ⓘ |
| feastEndsOn | September 8 ⓘ |
| feastMonth | September ⓘ |
| hasBeach | Velankanni Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorShrine | Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morning Star Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrine of Our Lady’s Tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFestival | Annual Our Lady of Good Health feast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Velankanni railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Cauvery Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nagapattinam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageSiteFor |
Christians in India
ⓘ
Roman Catholics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestAirport | Tiruchirappalli International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Thanjavur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiruchirappalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorRailwayStation | Nagapattinam railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Catholic Diocese of Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimsComeFrom |
Tamil Nadu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Indian states ⓘ overseas ⓘ |
| primaryLanguagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDemographics | predominantly Christian and Hindu ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timezone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
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