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The Varasiddhi Vinayakar Temple in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India is a Hindu temple, located near the beach in Besant Nagar. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vinayaka or Ganesha. The temple participates in activities such as feeding the poor and holds poojas frequently.
In 1522 they started building the church under orders of King John III of Portugal and opened it in 1523. They named the east coast of Mylapore as Santhome where the church is located. In 1893 British decided to rebuild the church with the status of Cathedral and opened in 1896. Later on the church became Basilica and National Shrine of India ...
Edward Elliot's Beach, simply called as Elliot's Beach and popularly known as Besant Nagar Beach or the Bessie, is a natural urban beach located in the Besant Nagar neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
1522 – Construction of new church over the tomb begun. 1523 – Santhome Church was opened by the portuguese. 1545 – Francis Xavier visited the church. 1606 – Santhome Church raised to cathedral by Pope Paul V. 1893 – British started rebuilding the Portuguese cathedral with Neo-gothic styled architecture.
The church was later renovated twice in the early 20th century. [4] ... Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, ...
The church would later suffer damages inflicted from the forces of Golconda between 1662 and 1673. [2] During the times of Haider Ali's invasion of the city forts between 1780 and 1782, the British East India Company Forces occupied the Luz Parish Residence for some years. [1] Currently this church also governs the Stella Maris College, Chennai ...
Besant Nagar is an upscale, exclusive residential neighbourhood in South Chennai, India. [1] It is located along the coast of the Bay of Bengal . The neighbourhood is inhabited by highly affluent population and is dotted with many upmarket restaurants, cafes and boutiques.
St. George's Cathedral is a Church of South India (previously Church of England and Anglican) cathedral in Chennai, India. The cathedral was built in 1815. St. George's occupies an important place in the history of Christianity in India, as the Church of South India was inaugurated here on 27 September 1947.