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#5613110

8 April 2020

Paintings depicting the many miracles of the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613114

8 April 2020

Paintings depicting the many miracles of the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. This painting depicts the church being cursed and buried beneath the sand. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613118

8 April 2020

Tamil Catholic devotees walk along the grounds of the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613120

8 April 2020

Tamil Catholic devotee offers prayers in the main shrine at the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613122

8 April 2020

Main shrine of the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613126

8 April 2020

Main shrine of the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613132

8 April 2020

Tamil Catholic devotees offer prayers at the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613064

8 April 2020

Crucifix that was originally discovered by a shepherd in the year 1798 on display in the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613088

8 April 2020

Detail of the fancy silver anklet of a Tamil Catholic devotee as she walks along the grounds of the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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#5613136

8 April 2020

Picture of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus hanging in the Athisaya Manal Matha Church (Our Lady Of Red Sand Church) in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi), Tamil Nadu, India on August 28, 2017. The Athisaya Manal Matha Church was built in the First Century AD by St. Thomas (one of 12 disciples of Jesus Christ). According to ledged the church was buried beneath the sand for many years following a curse until in the year 1798 a shepherd hit his foot on the crucifix and discovered that a church was buried there. With the help of the village they excavated the church. The church has since been the site of may miracles and has become an important Catholic pilgrimage spot.

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