10 Unusual Places to Celebrate Christmas in India - #3 Vailankanni (Chennai), Tamil Nadu

Vailankanni, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India


Join the devout and festive throng as ou pay homage at this Lourdes of the East to Our Lady of Good Health. The beach town of Vailankanni is the perfect place to truly appereciate the spirit of Christmas and hope. All activity is centered on the church with cribs, being displayed in the quadrangle and main church complex, special prayers being conducted in serval languages and floats carrying coral singers travelling through the town. Declared a Holy City by the Pope. It is one of the best places to pray for the health of your loved ones.

10 Unusual Places to Celebrate Christmas in India - #2 Mangalore, Karnataka

Relish the slow ace of life in this multicultral town where Christmas looks a lot like Diwali with day lamps lighting up houses, as Mangalore's humid air is replaced with a chill. Mangalore's cake shops contain works of art designed for the season of giving. The spectacular church picture cakes are worth a look. Do taste the 'Kusvar', the Konkani word for sweets and savories comprsing 22-odd different traditional sweets. As you pay homage at the St. Aloysius College Chapel you get to see a wonderful series of paintings that cover the interior roof and walls.