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href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C" title="ولنکنی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ولنکنی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80" title="वेलांकन्नी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="वेलांकन्नी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF" title="বেলানকান্নি – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="বেলানকান্নি" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vailankanni" title="Vailankanni – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Vailankanni" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF" title="വേളാങ്കണ്ണി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വേളാങ്കണ്ണി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80" title="वेलंनकन्नी – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="वेलंनकन्नी" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velankanni" title="Velankanni – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Velankanni" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF" title="वेल्लन्कन्नि – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="वेल्लन्कन्नि" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल 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style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Velankanni</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Velankanni&params=10.681900_N_79.843700_E_type:city(10144)_region:IN-TN"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°40′55″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°50′37″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.681900°N 79.843700°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.681900; 79.843700</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>India</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_district" title="Nagapattinam district">Nagapattinam</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Special Grade Town Panchayat</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Velankanni Special Grade Town Panchayat</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5.5 km<sup>2</sup> (2.1 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">29 m (95 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2001)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">10,144</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,800/km<sup>2</sup> (4,800/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">611111</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Telephone code</th><td class="infobox-data">04365</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">TN-51</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nagapattinam.tn.nic.in/church.html">www<wbr />.nagapattinam<wbr />.tn<wbr />.nic<wbr />.in<wbr />/church<wbr />.html</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Velankanni</b> (<i>Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi</i>), is a <a href="/wiki/Panchayati_raj" title="Panchayati raj">Special Grade Panchayat Town</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_district" title="Nagapattinam district">Nagapattinam district</a> in the <a href="/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India" title="States and union territories of India">Indian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>. It lies on the <a href="/wiki/Coromandel_Coast" title="Coromandel Coast">Coromandel Coast</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a>, 350 km south of <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> (Madras), 12 km south of <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a>, and 33 km southeast of <a href="/wiki/Thiruvarur" title="Thiruvarur">Thiruvarur</a>. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Canal" title="Canal">canal</a> built to link this town with <a href="/wiki/Vedaranyam" title="Vedaranyam">Vedaranyam</a> still lies to the west. The Vellayar, a minor branch of the <a href="/wiki/Cauvery_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Cauvery River">Cauvery River</a>, runs south of the town and discharges into the sea. The town was among the worst hit by the <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake</a>. </p><p>The town is home to one of the most visited <a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Latin</a> <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Shrines" class="mw-redirect" title="Shrines">shrines</a> called the <a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health">Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health</a>. </p><p>Velankanni has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for the <a href="/wiki/Heritage_City_Development_and_Augmentation_Yojana" title="Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana">Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana</a> (HRIDAY) scheme of the Government of India. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2001_Census_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Census of India">2001 Indian census</a> indicated Velankanni had a population of 10,145. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Citizens there have an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 68%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 64%. 12% of the population is under six years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:Yellow; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 2410.0560724276px; border-left-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Green"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 213.90460776198px; border-left-color:Blue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Blue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Blue"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:67.810836149785px 73.496193783535px 0 0; border-top-color:Orange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Orange"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Religion in Velankanni town </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Orange; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> (61.86%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Blue; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> (31.18%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Green; color:white;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> (6.30%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Yellow; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Other (0.67%)</div> </div> </div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004_Tsunami">2004 Tsunami</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2004 Tsunami"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a></div> <p>Velankanni town was among the worst hit by the massive 26 December <a href="/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> that was triggered by the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake</a>. The tsunami struck at around 9.30 am on that Sunday, when pilgrims from <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> were inside the church attending the <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> <a href="/wiki/Mass_(Catholic_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mass (Catholic Church)">Mass</a>. The rising water level did not enter the shrine, but the receding waters swept away hundreds of pilgrims who were on the beach.<sup id="cite_ref-RED_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RED-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The shrine's compound, nearby villages, hundreds of shops, homes and pilgrims were washed away into the sea. About 600 pilgrims died.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rescue teams extricated more than 400 bodies from the sand and rocks in the vicinity and large number of unidentified bodies were buried in mass graves. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St_Sebastian_Church.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/St_Sebastian_Church.jpg/220px-St_Sebastian_Church.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/St_Sebastian_Church.jpg/330px-St_Sebastian_Church.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/St_Sebastian_Church.jpg/440px-St_Sebastian_Church.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>St Sebastian Church at the entrance of the city</figcaption></figure> <p>Vailankanni is located 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Coromandel_Coast" title="Coromandel Coast">Coromandel Coast</a>, at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Velankanni&params=10.40_N_79.49_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°24′N</span> <span class="longitude">79°29′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.40°N 79.49°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.40; 79.49</span></span></span></a></span></span> in <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam_district" title="Nagapattinam district">Nagapattinam district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> <a href="/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India" title="States and union territories of India">state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Velankanni, Tamil Nadu </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.8<br />(89.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.8<br />(92.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.7<br />(96.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8844; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.2<br />(97.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(95.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.1<br />(93.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.7<br />(92.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.6<br />(88.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.3<br />(84.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.3<br />(90.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(77.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.3<br />(77.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.4<br />(72.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54<br />(2.1) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14<br />(0.6) </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #C7C7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(1.5) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(1.4) </td> <td style="background: #A4A4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75<br />(3.0) </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83<br />(3.3) </td> <td style="background: #00009E; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">236<br />(9.3) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">400<br />(15.7) </td> <td style="background: #00004C; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">291<br />(11.5) </td> <td style="background: #5656FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,331<br />(52.5) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Climate-Data.org<sup id="cite_ref-Climate-Data.org_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Climate-Data.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fauna">Fauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Puntius_sanctus" title="Puntius sanctus">Puntius sanctus</a> is a rare species of <a href="/wiki/Barb_(fish)" title="Barb (fish)">barb</a> fish found exclusively on a small body of water at Velankanni<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourist_Attractions">Tourist Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tourist Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health">Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni,_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni%2C_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg/220px-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni%2C_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni%2C_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg/330px-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni%2C_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni%2C_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg/440px-Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health_in_Velankanni%2C_Tamil_Nadu_Entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="2661" /></a><figcaption>Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health">Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health</a>, one of the country's biggest <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> <a href="/wiki/Pilgrimage_church" title="Pilgrimage church">pilgrimage centres</a> is located here. Devoted to <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Good_Health" title="Our Lady of Good Health">Our Lady of Good Health</a>, it is popularly known as the "<a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes" title="Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes">Lourdes</a> of the East".<sup id="cite_ref-CWN_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CWN-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its origins can be traced back to the 16th century. It is built in the <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> style, was modified by Portuguese and then further expanded later on due to the influx of pilgrims. The church building was raised to the status of <a href="/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">basilica</a> in 1962 by <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII" title="Pope John XXIII">Pope John XXIII</a>. </p><p>Annually, 20 million pilgrims flock to the shrine from all over India and abroad,<sup id="cite_ref-RED_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RED-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> out of which an estimated 3 million people visit the shrine during its annual festival from 29 August to 8 September.<sup id="cite_ref-CWN_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CWN-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 11-day annual festival concludes with the celebration of the <a href="/wiki/Nativity_of_Mary#Feast_day" title="Nativity of Mary">Feast of the Nativity of Mary</a> on 8 September.<sup id="cite_ref-THH_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THH-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vailankanni is well connected by road and rail to the rest of the country. The <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Road" title="East Coast Road">East Coast Road</a> (ECR) that runs from Chennai to Kanyakumari, connects the town to the rest of the country. The nearest operational airports are <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_International_Airport" title="Tiruchirappalli International Airport">Tiruchirappalli International Airport</a>, 165 kilometres (103 mi) away and <a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport" title="Chennai International Airport">Chennai International Airport</a>, 300 kilometres (190 mi) away. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the large number of pilgrims that visit this town, the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Transport_Corporation" title="Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation">Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation</a> (TNSTC), <a href="/wiki/State_Express_Transport_Corporation" title="State Express Transport Corporation">State Express Transport Corporation</a> (SETC) and several private bus operators ply to cities like <a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam" title="Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muvattupuzha" title="Muvattupuzha">Muvattupuzha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sengottai" title="Sengottai">Sengottai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salem,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Salem, Tamil Nadu">Salem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thoothukudi" title="Thoothukudi">Thoothukudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli" title="Tirunelveli">Tirunelveli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Kerala_State_Road_Transport_Corporation" title="Kerala State Road Transport Corporation">Kerala State Road Transport Corporation</a> runs a daily bus service to <a href="/wiki/Changanassery" title="Changanassery">Changanassery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cherthala" title="Cherthala">Cherthala</a>. </p><p>The TNSTC–<a href="/wiki/Kumbakonam" title="Kumbakonam">Kumbakonam</a> division operates intercity buses to <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli" title="Tiruchirappalli">Tiruchirappalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thanjavur" title="Thanjavur">Thanjavur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pudukkottai" title="Pudukkottai">Pudukkottai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karaikudi" title="Karaikudi">Karaikudi</a>, Tiruvarur, Kumbakonam, <a href="/wiki/Thiruthuraipoondi" title="Thiruthuraipoondi">Thiruthuraipoondi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pattukkottai" title="Pattukkottai">Pattukkottai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karaikal" title="Karaikal">Karaikal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a> from Velankanni.<sup id="cite_ref-TH2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Velankanni_railway_station" title="Velankanni railway station">Velankanni railway station</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Rail_terminus" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail terminus">terminal station</a> on the 10-kilometre-long <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a>–Velankanni <a href="/wiki/Broad-gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Broad-gauge">broad-gauge</a> line. The foundation stone of the line was laid in 1999 and it was completed in 2010 at a cost of Rs. 48 crores.<sup id="cite_ref-TH1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line is part of the <a href="/wiki/Tiruchirappalli_railway_division" title="Tiruchirappalli railway division">Tiruchirappalli railway division</a> of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_zone" title="Southern Railway zone">Southern Railway zone</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Railways" title="Indian Railways">Indian Railways</a>. </p><p>As of 2023, there are no daily regular trains operated between <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vailankanni" class="mw-redirect" title="Vailankanni">Vailankanni</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama%E2%80%93Velankanni_Weekly_Express" title="Vasco da Gama–Velankanni Weekly Express">Vasco da Gama–Velankanni Weekly Express</a> between <a href="/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama,_Goa" title="Vasco da Gama, Goa">Vasco da Gama, Goa</a> and Velankanni is operated by <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Railway_zone" title="South Western Railway zone">South Western Railway zone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Apart from the express trains, two passenger trains are also operated daily, one each to <a href="/wiki/Karaikal" title="Karaikal">Karaikal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a>. Special trains are operated from places like <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Secunderabad" title="Secunderabad">Secunderabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama,_Goa" title="Vasco da Gama, Goa">Vasco da Gama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam" title="Ernakulam">Ernakulam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tirunelveli" title="Tirunelveli">Tirunelveli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nagercoil" title="Nagercoil">Nagercoil</a> during the months of August and September for the annual church feast.<sup id="cite_ref-TOI_2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TOI_2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Our Lady of Health Higher Secondary School, Our Lady of Health Middle School, Our Lady of Health Elementary School, Infant Jesus Primary School (English Medium) and Christ the King High School Special School for Handicapped and Deaf & Dumb Children are five schools situated in Velankanni town.<sup id="cite_ref-ourladychurch_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ourladychurch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_India" title="Catholic Church in India">Catholic Church in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Health" title="Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health">Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Velankanni&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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