Today me and my friends are going to Malayatoor as a Pilgrimage...
Malayatoor is a famous place of pilgrimage in Malabar. The tradition is that the Mother Mary appeared to St. Thomas on the summit of this mountain. A sanctuary now stands on the spot. Pilgrims flock to it, especially on the first Sunday after Easter.
Kurisumudi (where they found the cross) as it is popularly known, is 1269 feet above the sea level. Set in serene conditions, one cannot miss the divine. Mountain peaks gently caressing the clouds, the shimmering sheen of the Periyar below, the steep cliffs and the winding roads, all provide an ambience that is truly heavenly.
The church at the hill top stands above the cross that St. Thomas had erected during his days of intense prayer. It is the source of comfort for the millions who climb the hill with earnest devotion. Even though the principal feast commences eight days after Easter, people start flocking the mountain from the beginning of the season of Lent. The Holy Week witnesses pilgrims thronging the mountain in very large numbers, in reparation for their sins, reciting the Way of the Cross all along the Way. A sixteen foot long cross was built over the golden cross to protect it from the wild animals and a chapel was constructed over it.
At the hill top we can see the following......
- Marhoma Mandapam
- Sannidhi
- Golden cross
- Foot prints of St. Thomas
- The ancient chapel struck by the elephants
- The miraculous water spring
- MarSt. Thomas Bhavan
Malayatoor is a famous place of pilgrimage in Malabar. The tradition is that the Mother Mary appeared to St. Thomas on the summit of this mountain. A sanctuary now stands on the spot. Pilgrims flock to it, especially on the first Sunday after Easter.
Kurisumudi (where they found the cross) as it is popularly known, is 1269 feet above the sea level. Set in serene conditions, one cannot miss the divine. Mountain peaks gently caressing the clouds, the shimmering sheen of the Periyar below, the steep cliffs and the winding roads, all provide an ambience that is truly heavenly.
The church at the hill top stands above the cross that St. Thomas had erected during his days of intense prayer. It is the source of comfort for the millions who climb the hill with earnest devotion. Even though the principal feast commences eight days after Easter, people start flocking the mountain from the beginning of the season of Lent. The Holy Week witnesses pilgrims thronging the mountain in very large numbers, in reparation for their sins, reciting the Way of the Cross all along the Way. A sixteen foot long cross was built over the golden cross to protect it from the wild animals and a chapel was constructed over it.
At the hill top we can see the following......
- Marhoma Mandapam
- Sannidhi
- Golden cross
- Foot prints of St. Thomas
- The ancient chapel struck by the elephants
- The miraculous water spring
- MarSt. Thomas Bhavan
