Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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In front of the shrine of Mount Mary in Bandra stands the oratory of Our Lady of Fatima built to commemorate the National Marian Congress held in Bombay in December 1954. It is also a fine specimen of archi­tecture with a round staircase on both sides with arches below and over a central arch a structure with four minarets and a central spire.
Info sourced from Maharashtra State Gazetteers.
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24 comments:

  1. What a beautiful shrine! And you've captured it beautifully as always! Have a great week!

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  2. beautiful architecture. i remember seeing a church here with similar design.

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  3. Nice!

    There's an Our Lady of Fatima in my home town, Aligarh too... I to date was under the ignorant impression that it was only Aligarh bound.

    :)

    Just another reminder of - We Live We Learn!

    Thanx for sharing...

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  5. eautiful structure. Never knew about it earlier.

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  6. Fascinating piece of architecture. I rarely see Catholic churches with such a design. Reminds me of the Taj Mahal somehow.

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  7. I've been here a few times... I simply love this place..

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  8. Such a beautiful church. There are so many special places in your part of the world. I really didn't see much when I was there since the wife of my host was on bed rest because of pregnancy complications and I really wanted to spend time with her.

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  9. sight of a beauty....beautiful Tues morning :)

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  10. Wow! This is such an interesting catch!

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  11. What a great looking building. It looks like a crown.

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  12. Wow - this is a beautiful place!

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  13. WONDER WHERE ALL THE COMMENTS HAVE DISAPPEARED?!!!!

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  14. Outstanding archtecture and your picture is really beautiful!
    hugs
    Léia

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  15. No matter where you go in Bombay, there'll always be wires running from left to right, ruining the photo!
    gr8 cathedral though! A very peaceful place.

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  16. A striking architectural monument is this shrine. I'd like to see more of it!

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  17. aloha,

    i love seeing your drammatic photo, thanks for sharing.

    my tuesday is a hike on my sari sari blog

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  18. i don't think it's easy to find anyone bold enough to cut the lower part of the building to add more sky on the picture. great crop! :D

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  19. Wonderful architecture, great image!

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