Help Please, sacred statue, Chennai

vivreh_savoir

hi.. im looking for a sacred place in madras a statue to be precise where people go to make a wish/prayer...and once its fullfilled they back for a few rituals..I heard about this thru someone but i am lookin for the exact place and address.. if anyone knows about a church or statue where you perfom such rituals..please let me know or any other information you all know..I'll really appriciate it..

Nick-H

I suspect that there are dozens or hundreds of such places....

You mention "church" --- is it a Christian place you are looking for? If so I'll ask Mrs Nick-H this evening for you.

Can you narrow it downfor us please? Christian, Hindu, Muslim? What kind of wish? Different temples get reputations for different wishes eg for husbands, wives, babies, health etc etc etc.

There is a Hanuman temple in Alwarpet (Luz Church Rd) that I remember Mrs N-H telling me about when I first met her, but I can't remember what kind of wish it specialises in, maybe it is general.

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vivreh_savoir

Thanks nick for replyin.. the person who told me bout it was christian so i presume..its christian..but theres this specific place in madras where she told me of a statue..where u go to n make a wish or a prayer to be precise..n once its fullfilled u go back to it.. so im not exactly sure..but yeah if u can ask Mrs. Nick-H i'll really appriciate that.. im sure this place must be popular there.. its not specific for wives husbands babies..like its universal neone can go make a wish/prayer once its fulfilled..U MUST go back...thats needed..if u need any more let me know pls..

thanks again

PRIYA

Ahah..........and now there's a Mrs N-H!!! Maybe Hanumanji worked his magic

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Nick-H

Maybe, Priya, who knows?

Anyway, I will ask Mrs N, but this sort of thing sounds much more likely to be Hindu. In fact it is a regular part of Hindu life.

Nick-H

Later

Mrs N reckons it might be

1. Hanuman Shrine, Alwarpet (Hindu)

2. St Anthony Church, Armenian St., Pary's (Christian)

3. Besant Nagar ---at the South end of the beach there is a Catholic Church and a Hindu temple.

But this is very typical Hindu stuff. I went to a tiny temple in a village last year where there are whole storerooms full of the babies that have been born after the childless parents worshipped there. Woops! I mean photographs of he babies

crvlvr

It must be Velankanni .But its 150 miles from Chennai. http://www.vailankannichurch.org/

Merchant

Chennai? Could be Thomas Mount where Doubting Thomas was run through with a lance and bled onto a stone, which still drips blood occasionally. There is also Little Mount, in Mylapore (section of Chennai), where there is a grotto where he once hid. There's a nice church on top. You can climb down into the grotto.

slakhs

Hi

Little Mount is in Saidapet and I think it might be the one he is looking (not sure however). The one in Mylapore is the Santhome Church.

HTH
Slakhs

vivreh_savoir

thanks Nick-H.. n tell Mrs. Nick-H that was a great help i'll make sure i go to those places..when i proceed my trip in April..but im still not sure exactly but atleast i have an idea now n have a places to start lookin into.. the person who told me about it was indian but christian .. like her situation was her fiance made a wish/prayer and when it was fulfilled he went back to perform some ritual ..but u must go back so ..n i thought it must be popular in Madras.. Since he found out bout it n he lives all the way in Dubai.. I dont have her contact anymore so thats why im tryin to figure this out from all the help i can get from you guys..

Crvlvr.. hey thanks for that website.. but when i go to that URL it doesn't proceed to that website .. maybe the website doesn't work anymore but..i'll search for that church..cuz u have given me the name.. thing is im not sure if she mentioned it was a church ..or a statue..i remember she said sumthin that theres this statue where u pray towards n make ur wish n then u must go back..i'll check it out ..

Merchant n Slakhs .. hey guys ur info sounds correct..im sure she mentioned something bout a statue/stone .. n Thomas Mount the name is Christian so im hoping ur correct.. im definately gona go to these places in April but ..if u guys have nemore info bout what im talking about..pls feel free to let me know cuz im jus gona gather all these places n addresses n make sure i go..cuz one of these could be correct ..

Thanks everyone.. keep the info flowing ..

beach

There's a this 'famous' Vinayak temple at Besanth Nagar at Chennai. The God there is a specialist in marriage matters. You go to that temple and make a wish about your marriage. Sooner than later you would get married!!

How do i know??? well... i've made that mistake

beach

If it's a christian place, then it must be the St.Thomas Mount. A small church at the top of a small mount (some what opposite to the airport). You can reach there by the local bus (and to some extend by train too). Vey well wthin the city limits. A flight of steps (and a small road too) leads to the top.

St.Thomas (one of the 13 Disciples of Christ) died here. That's the importance of this place. There is'a small bone of St.Thomas kept at this chapel.

vivreh_savoir

Sidhi vinayak temple? ur talkin bout ..theres one in mumbai called sidhi vinayak ..thanks Beach but nope..lol not lookin to get married netime soon ..just wana pray/wish for a baby child..who i never wana lose.. im sure ur correct bout St. Thomas mount.. would u have the exact address for that by any chance? .. im sure thats it.. u go there once n once ur prayer is fulfilled u Must go back or else ..its jus not right ..if u have faith in something u must complete it properly thats what i believe in ..

Thank you..

Nick-H

Apparently for Christians its Besant Nagar on Saturdays and St Anthony's on Tuesdays (Mrs N says there will be a long queue).

So you can combine with a Saturday afternoon on the beach, or a weekday visit to Chennai's fascinating get-everything-wholesale-price maze of market streets (I'm off there this afternoon, but I don't think we're wishing for anything except maybe a rice cooker )

I'm not a church goer (Mrs N and I part company on Sundays) but there is an (Armenian?) Orthodox church in Armenian St which I wouldn't mind taking a look at one day. There's a good place to eat just opposite, as well.

gopalk

You can get some details of St Thomas Mount from this blog. And some pics too.

http://www.eeyartee.com/theglobaltri...s/005951.shtml