Koratty Muthy's (St. Mary’s) 
            Forane church at Koratty, in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam is the 
            most revered Marian Pilgrim Centre in India after Velankanni (Vailankanni). 
            Millions of Devotee’s from far and wide throng to this Holy Place 
            every year. It is also the largest Marian Pilgrimage travel and Catholic tour travel destination of Kerala State.It also known as shrine of Our Lady with Poovan Bananas (Poovankula Matha) 
             
              - Established 
              in 1381.
  
               - Situated 
              close to the National Highway 47, 9 Kms from 
              between Angamaly and 
 5Kms from Chalakudy in Trichur ( otherwise known as Thrissur or Trissur)
                Kerala State, South India 
               - 15 
              Kms from the Cochin (or Kochi) International Airport.
 Adjacent to the 
              Koratty Angady Railway Station. Nearest big Railway Stations are Chalakudy and Trichur 3 Kms South of Divine 
              Retreat Centre, Muringoor,Chalakudy along National Highway 47 (NH 47 between Trichur and Cochin in southern part of India  
               - The Annual 
              Feast and the Festival - The Sunday after the 10th of 
              October.
 Octave - The following Sunday    
               Devotees Include  
             
              - The Ill and 
              the Infirm
  
               - Distressed 
              Damsels yearning for their partners in life
  
               - Parents 
              longing for children 
   
            Devotion to Our Lady  
               Offering “Bhajana”, a 
            ritual, in devotion to Our Lady, whereby the devotee sits at the 
            feet of Our      ady in Prayer and fasting to get imbibed with the 
            spirit of our Lady.
   “Thulabharam” - an offering symbolizing 
            total surrender of the self before Our Lady whereby devotees weigh 
            their body weight in “Poovan Kula” 
            a special variety of Plantain. “Neendal 
            Nercha” - a ritual, symbolizing penance for the sins 
            committed, whereby a devotee crawls from the Main Entrance of the 
            Church to the feet of Koratty Muthy.  (Ph; +91 480-2732780/2734009)  |  
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