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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