THOOTHUKUDI
In view of taking out golden car procession planned next year, preparations have started to get ready the car for the grant event of Our Lady of Snows Basilica in Thoothukudi on Sunday.
The car procession is the highlight of the annual 11-day church festival, which is held from July 26 to August 5. On the last day, the car is taken out on the streets of the town with the participation of lakhs of devotees. Only to mark important occasions, the golden car procession is taken out. It has happened 15 times in the church history. The first procession was taken out on 2 February 1806 to mark the 250th year of the statue of Our Lady of Snows arriving on the shores of Thoothukudi.
