Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes
Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, also known as Poondi Madha Basilica, is a Catholic pilgrimage centre located in Tamil Nadu, South India. It is located in Alamelupuram-Poondi, a small village located adjacent to Thirukattupalli in Thiruvaiyaru taluk of Thanjavur district.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: temple in India
- Also known as: “Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes, Poondi” and “Poondi Madha Basilica”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pullambadi and Budalur.
Pullambadi
Town
Pullambadi is a Panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pullambadi town panchayat heads the revenue block of Pullambadi in the taluk of Lalgudi. Pullambadi is situated 9 km northwest of Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Budalur
Village
Budalur is a Town and Taluk in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. There is a famous historic Shiva temple known as the Abathsagayeshwarar Temple situated in Budalur, built by Great Emperor Raja Raja Cholan during 10th century. Budalur is situated 9 km southeast of Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Budalur, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.86402° or 10° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
78.94122° or 78° 56′ 28″ eastOpen location code
7J2WVW7R+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 424972317OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q7228714
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In Other Languages
From French to Telugu—“Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes” goes by many names.
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes”
- German: “Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Lourdes”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Lourdes, Poondi Madha”
- Tamil: “பூண்டி மாதா பேராலயம்”
- Telugu: “బసిలికా ఆఫ్ అవర్ లేడీ ఆఫ్ లూర్ద్స్ (పూండీ మాత)”
- Telugu: “బసిలికా ఆఫ్ అవర్ లేడీ ఆఫ్ లూర్ద్స్”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arulmigu Angineesvaraswami Temple and Thirukattupalli Government hospital.
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