About this place

Poondi Madha Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes is located in Poondi, Tamil Nadu, India. Pilgrimap lists it as a basilica and shrine. It is a real ecclesial place of prayer and pilgrimage; its identity and coordinates were checked for this dataset against the linked source. Pilgrims come for prayer, liturgy, the sacraments, personal recollection and the site’s local devotional tradition. Because service times, access arrangements, building works and major feast days can change, groups and individual visitors should confirm current information directly with the responsible church body. This description deliberately separates durable verified place data from operational information that may change.

History

The history of Poondi Madha Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes belongs to the Catholic pilgrimage culture of Poondi and the wider region of Tamil Nadu. The site functions as a basilica and shrine and is shaped by prayer, liturgy and the memory of its particular spiritual tradition. For release 1.1.63, the name, geographical position and existence as a church pilgrimage or shrine site were checked against the documented source.

Pilgrimage places develop over long periods. Churches, chapels, sacred images, relics, tombs, processional routes and local forms of prayer may each play different roles. Historically documented events, devotional tradition and formal ecclesial recognition are not identical and are therefore not conflated here. Where the linked evidence does not support a detailed chronology, Pilgrimap does not invent dates, miracles or institutional claims.

Today Poondi Madha Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes is a living religious place. Visitors should confirm feast days, worship schedules, confession, group registration, accessibility and local rules with the competent church authority shortly before travelling. This keeps the record factual while allowing practical information to change.