Pictures of St. Mary’s Church in Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India

Lansdowne is a picturesque cantonment town in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Founded in 1887 and developed by the British as training center of the Garhwal Rifles. It is the perfect place to meditate and rejuvenate your soul.

To know more about Lansdowne click here.

Here are some pictures of St. Mary’s Church taken by my brother when he visited Lansdowne recently as part of his college trip. Thank you Akhil for sharing the pictures. GOD Bless.

About the Church: Construction of this Protestant (I am sure Anglican) Church began in 1895 by Lieutenant Hume of Royal Engineers. It was completed in 1896. The church fell into disuse after 1947. The building has now been restored by Garhwal Rifle Regiment.

Group of visitors adoring the Sanctum Sanctorum

The Altar

Visitors watching a film on Garhwal Rifles Regiment - 1

Visitors watching a film on Garhwal Rifles Regiment - 2

Memorabilia and trinkets from the local past – 1

Memorabilia and trinkets from the local past – 2

Garhwal Rifles Regiment - who maintain the church building

Repairs being done

Christ Church (Church of North India), Shimla, India by night

Christ Church, Shimla, India is one of the most prominent landmarks of Shimla. There would hardly be a person who would not have seen Christ Church’s picture or video before. It is a parish in the diocese of Amritsar in the Church of North India.

Official website of the Church: http://christchurchshimla.com/

Here are some of the pictures taken by my brother when he visited Shimla recently. The pictures have been taken at night. Everyone has seen Christ Church by day, here are some pictures by night. Thank you Akhil for the pictures. GOD Bless.

The silhouette of Christ Church is visible for miles around the vicinity of Shimla city.

The usual church notices…

Second oldest in North India, supposedly built in 1857. Historical Indeed...

Our Lady of Dolours Church, Dahanu, Maharashtra, India

Dahanu (Marathi: डहाणू) is a small, sleepy coastal city and a municipal council in Thane district in the western state of Maharashtra, India on the shores of Arabian Sea.

I spent the whole day yesterday (13/04/12) relaxing at resort on a Dahanu beach. These pictures of ‘Our Lady of Dolours Church’ (Our Lady of Sorrows) were taken on my way to the railway station when returning to Mumbai.

Main Entrance View to the Church

Grotto on the right hand side of the church. The sign below the Madonna reads ‘Namo Maria’ in Marathi meaning ‘Hail Mary’

Another picture of the Church 1

Another picture of the Church 2

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20^th August 2013.

Valerian (Rozario) from Dahanu has shared these pictures of the Our Lady of Dolours Church early this year. These pictures would give you an idea of how the Church looks from inside. Here’s the email and pictures from Valerian. Thank you Valerian – God Bless.

Dear Nikhil,

Please find attached herewith some pictures of the Our Lady of Dolours Church, Dahanu. In your picture posted on your blog you can see a board [75] written on it, it was put up on the occasion of celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of the building of the Church.

Thanks once again for the postings and when you visit again let’s hope to meet in person.

God Bless You,

Regards,

Valerian Rozario

The Church

The main altar during a Mass

The extension hall

Inside view of the old church

The Crucifix

Statue of Our Lady of Dolours

Our Lady of Fatima Statue installed in the extension hall

Main Altar of Our Lady of Dolours Church, Dahanu

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Some amazing pictures of Protestant Churches on flickr

Found some amazing pictures of Protestant Churches built during the British Raj in India www.flickr.com by DBHKer. Use the links below to view the galleries.

Churches of British India: 1

Churches of British India: 2

Churches of British India: 3

Churches of British India: 4

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Church of The Holy Redeemer (CNI), Dadar (E), Mumbai

Church of The Holy Redeemer (CNI), Dadar (E), Mumbai established in 1925 to cater to Marathi speaking Anglican congregation.

Entrance gate to the Church (behind Chitra Cinema, Dadar (E))

Main entrance of the Church (on the first floor is the Presbyter’s house)

A plaque at the side of the entrance

Above the Front Entrance

View from the front door – The Pews and then the Altar - 1

View from the front door – The Pews and then the Altar - 2

The Pulpit – it reads ‘जय प्रभु येशु की’ meaning ‘Glory to Lord Jesus’

A Plaque dedicated to the Priests who have served here – Past and Present (Note: the different titles used by the Presbyters over the years 'Reverend', 'Reverend Canon' and 'Reverend Father' – not very common currently in the CNI Churches)

The Altar draped in Lenten color (Note: the traditional setting of the altar, the Priest does not faces the congregation while saying the Eucharistic prayers)

While in many of the Bombay CNI Diocesan Churches the Priests face the congregation while celebrating the Lord’s Supper, but some churches still stick to the old tradition of placing the altar as shown in the picture above.

More Pictures of All Saints Garrison Church (Church of North India), Lucknow, India

View 1 From the entry gate

View 2 From the entry gate

View of the Front Entrance (rarely used now)

The tablet on the front door of the Church.

It reads “Whosoever thou art that enterest this CHURCH, leave it not without one Prayer to GOD for thyself, for those who minister, and for those who worship here.”

More Pictures of St. Stephens Church, Bandra(W), Mumbai (Church of North India)

Here are some more pictures of the St. Stephen’s Church on Mount Mary, Mumbai.

Another View of the Altar

Choir Pews on left and Priest's Pulpit on Right

View of the whole church

Stainless Glass windows depicting the Martyrdom of St. Stephen

St. Stephen the Martyr patron of this church

Views of the Church Cemetery

View of the Church form the Cemetery

 Church from the front side

 Grave of Alice (Queenie) Captain - The Grand Old Lady of St. Stephens