{"id":950,"date":"2026-08-01T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiirdi.in\/?page_id=950"},"modified":"2026-08-01T16:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:49:04","slug":"blog-on-villianur-matha-lourdes-puducherry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shiirdi.in\/te\/blog-on-villianur-matha-lourdes-puducherry\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0c2a\u0c41\u0c26\u0c41\u0c1a\u0c4d\u0c1a\u0c47\u0c30\u0c3f\u0c32\u0c4b\u0c28\u0c3f \u0c35\u0c3f\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c3f\u0c2f\u0c28\u0c42\u0c30\u0c4d \u0c2e\u0c3e\u0c24\u0c3e (\u0c32\u0c4c\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c21\u0c46\u0c38\u0c4d) \u0c2a\u0c48 \u0c2c\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c3e\u0c17\u0c4d."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-theme-palette-10-color has-text-color has-link-color has-larger-font-size wp-elements-9eaa5be73176cd79c00c1326568813b0 wp-block-paragraph\">Blog on Villianur Matha ( Our Lady of Lourdes), Puducherry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-14-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88b6ef34f0786eac14b30b6112f30c42 wp-block-paragraph\">\u0c30\u0c1a\u0c28: \u0c1c\u0c3f. \u0c32\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c37\u0c4d\u0c2e\u0c3f \u0c30\u0c2e\u0c47\u0c37\u0c4d, \u0c35\u0c4d\u0c2f\u0c35\u0c38\u0c4d\u0c25\u0c3e\u0c2a\u0c15\u0c41\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c32\u0c41, Shiirdi.in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Shrine of our Lady of Lourdes at Villianur, Puducherry, India is the first dedicated church outside France, popularly called as Villianur Matha. There are multiple reports of religious healings and answered prayers at the site, right from 1885 onwards. Villianur Matha Church is recognized as the <strong>only Catholic church in Asia to feature a sacred pond directly in front of its main structure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-14-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-72923863cb8cd6817a6cbc8bca72fd25 wp-block-paragraph\">Sacred Tank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August (First Saturday):<\/strong> A modern annual tradition where authentic water transported directly from the original Lourdes Sanctuary in France is formally poured into the Villianur sacred pond. In India, large sacred step-ponds or tanks are a signature element of Hindu temple architecture (<em>pushkarinis<\/em>), used for ritual cleansing. It creates  a familiar sacred space that welcomed people of all faiths, which it still does today. Much like the spring at Lourdes, France, thousands of current pilgrims, of all beliefs,  believe the pond water possesses <strong>miraculous healing properties<\/strong> capable of curing chronic illnesses and bringing good fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-15-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6de0b257cabeb0753c122b81e94fddcc wp-block-paragraph\">\u0c0e\u0c32\u0c3e \u0c1a\u0c47\u0c30\u0c41\u0c15\u0c4b\u0c35\u0c3e\u0c32\u0c3f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is centrally located almost in the Puducherry city. It is 9 kms from proper Puducherry city and just 1.5 kms from Villianur railway station, with adequate passenger trains stopping at this station. However, it is advisable for convenience and safety to travel directly from the city, first preference by cab , next by bus, but little cumbersome to get down at MGR statue, ie., on the main road, walk a distance which requires vehicle , for example , auto to hire especially for those with young kids\/children and senior citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-14-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-646e893ae7700e9ed05f3a91f38c5471 wp-block-paragraph\">At the Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its a very small area but in a campus  , walkable even for senior citizen 65 plus. Just after entering the premises, on the left side, you find the original church and in front of it, the historical holy tank, worshipped by all faiths. The  church is mediocre in size but powerful in delivery, especially to the sick. It requires volumes to write , so it is better, to be experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending upon the day you visit, as all we know, Saturdays are holiest apart from other religious days related to the Lourdes church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villianur Matha blesses you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog on Villianur Matha ( Our Lady of Lourdes), Puducherry written by G. Lakshmi Ramesh, Founder, Shiirdi.in The Shrine of our Lady of Lourdes at Villianur, Puducherry, India is the first dedicated church outside France, popularly called as Villianur Matha. 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