Posted by Liju Philip | Posted in andhra pradesh, chennai, christianity, christians, Hyderabad, India, madras, mother mary, Personal, tamil nadu | Posted on 26-07-2009

A small tea shop somewhere on East Coast Road

Travelled on this bus from Chennai to Velankanni

Masala Dosa anyone?

The bus station at Velankanni

The main church at Velankanni

Shrines at opposite ends of the street

Back side of the church

Shrines at opposite ends of the street

A small chapel at St Thomas Mount, Chennai. Its believed that St Thomas, a disciple of Jesus Christ who came to India to spread Christianity was martyred here.

A cross at St Thomas mount. A lovely small chapel at the top of a small hill. A great view of the Chennai city as well as the Chennai airport’s runway is visible from here

A statue of Jesus after crucifixion

Some engraving at the entrance of the church at St Thomas mount. I guess the language could be Latin. Anyone can confirm?

An extension of the above engraving

A 150 year old banyan tree in the courtyard of the church at St Thomas mount

A wind chime swaying in the wind at my home in Hyderabad

A flowering plant at home

The new Hyderabad airport

McDonalds at the new Hyderabad airport

A view of the airport village from the departure level at the new Hyderabad airport
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