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The Golden Car Festival of Our Lady of Snows in Tuticorin, India, is set to be celebrated on August 5, 2026, after a hiatus of nearly two decades. The Church of Our Lady of Snows is a historically significant church in Southern India, renowned for its miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary, which was presented to the church by Spanish Convent nuns in Manila in 1555 through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier. The festival draws immense popularity not only among Catholics but also among Hindus and other non-Catholics. The centerpiece is a magnificent, gold-gilt car, 50 feet in height, which will be drawn through all the principal streets of Tuticorin.
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Source: The Hindu Archives, July 23, 1926
Tuticorin, July 21: The Golden Car Festival of Our Lady of Snows will be celebrated this year on August 5. The occasion is expected to be a major event in Tuticorin, particularly as the festival returns after a gap of nearly two decades.
The Church of Our Lady of Snows is one of the few churches in Southern India that can be legitimately described as historical. Its immense popularity — not only among Catholics but also, notably, among Hindus and other non-Catholics — is attributed to two factors:
- The miraculous statue enshrined within the church
- Its enduring association with St. Francis Xavier, at whose intercession the statue was presented to the church by the Spanish Convent nuns in Manila in the year 1555
The magnificent car, which will be drawn through all the principal streets of Tuticorin, is notably large — measuring 50 feet in height and covered entirely in gold gilt.
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Golden Car Festival at Tuticorin to Resume After Two Decades