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About Velankanni Tourism
Located along the coast of Bay of Bengal, around 14 km south of Nagapattinam and 350 km from Chennai, Velankanni
is a major tourist destination and is also known as the 'Lourdes of the
East' because like Lourdes in France, there is also a great influx of
pilgrims here. In fact, it is because of the major faith factor, that
the Pope declared Velankanni as a holy city. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists visit the church of Mother Mary
and it is not restricted to followers of any one faith. The festival
during August and September is very famous, drawing a very large crowd
of devotees.
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