5 lk pilgrims for Mother Mary feast from Feb 9
Vijayawada, Feb 7: The three-day 'Gunadala Mary Matha' annual feast will held at Gunadala near here from February 9 to 11.
Announcing this at a press conference today, Bishop of Vijayawada, Mallavarapu Prakash said the festival was being celebrated for the last 60 years.
He said the Diocese of Vijayawada M Chinnappa will celebrate the Holy mass in the morning on the first day of the feast while the Bishop of Nellore M D Prakasam will lead the celebrations in the evening.
He said more than five lakh pilgrims of different faiths from all over the country would visit the Holy shrine during the three days and offer prayers.
UNI
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Story first published: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 16:43 [IST]