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Alappuzha, Kerala |
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| Centre of
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St. Andrews Forane Church |
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| In the month
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January |
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| Duration :
10 days |
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The annual festival of the St.
Andrews Forane Church at Arthunkal near Alappuzha is held in the month of
January. This ten-day festival held in the name of St. Sebastian is attended by
thousands of devotees from all parts of the State.
They express their gratitude by crawling on their knees from the nearby beach
to the church. On the last day, a grand religious procession is taken out from
the church to the nearby beach. |
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