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In Photos: A glimpse of 400-year-old St Andrew's Church in Mumbai
St. Andrew’s Church in Bandra is gearing up for the upcoming Andrean Fair, a gala event from November 27-29, to kick-start a yearlong celebration of its glorious past. Over 400 years, this church has stood the test of time, emerging as one of the most significant historical monuments of Mumbai - Ashmak Maity/dna​
- Ashmak Maity
- Nov 21, 2015, 05:06 PM IST
St. Andrew’s Church in Bandra is gearing up for the upcoming Andrean Fair, a gala event from November 27-29, to kick-start a yearlong celebration of its glorious past. Over 400 years, this church has stood the test of time, emerging as one of the most significant historical monuments of Mumbai - Ashmak Maity/dna​
1. Parishioners' view of the altar at St. Andrew's Church
2. First rays of light cast shadows inside the church
Inside the church, the calm is only interrupted by shadows moving with the rising sun. - Ashmak Maity/dna
3. A view from outside St. Andrew's Church
4. Morning mass ends at St. Andrew's Church
5. The sanctuary and the main altar
6. The main altar
7. Our Lady of the Navigators
8. St. Andrew's received the 'Urban Heritage Award' in 2002
An inscription on the church premises about an award presented by the Indian Heritage Society in 2002. - Ashmak Maity/dna
9. Flowers placed next to graves in the St. Andrew's Church cemetery
The St. Andrew's cemetery is situated outside its south wall. It has the tombstone of Braz Fernandes, the first ever Vice-Consul for Portugal in Bombay. - Ashmak Maity/dna
