Leaded by a will to see one of the biggest Christian churches in India I drove to the Velankanni where the church is located at the sea shore.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwnzcFEexrPu-bBWB70nVfPOq_Nh9iaEEQ95hl1MppuEiUy7huuuMUd5OOmKymPTL0u45cyXLkX8CRcep4dpV_45d4EGC5-flBKuIdNY-RPNqVYbs1zmyz0uY6Z0tT3hlijErgBY__jk/s640/99256_original%255B1%255D.jpg)
I left Kumbakonam at 6 in the morning and arrived at Velankanni only around 9 so the journey took about three hours.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypYoy3rNNB6_hPs0cnKVmHeVjYy_9bgFV1kPL7nKpkbnlzH06JjgQlU3qkV3-RrdLbgCuc5BudPTYNUOpFQKi0gnce3D9P6aEsT64B-JhJ4Oid8Z054RL0Ltp9n7whGGPFNGi8xJUXDQ/s640/97989_original%255B1%255D.jpg)
After I arrived and passed through tens and tens pf beggars I finally reached the white cathedral. It was a weird feeling that Hindus are going and praying in it but as I spoke with few locals I found out that their religious believes are like Jesus was a Saint like other Gods. Basically - yogi - who have mastered his mind and used it towards other being happiness.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIz4Su-xqQzi9DW6dFL3w_PVv6LdQpDKq-pQAXeMqWO5t4_EkJiQ1Vnozgm9C9YVH9w_uo290RVmszYYZdWu7JUUeTVkjn-YKfhXM_x9KhWsasBTwQtDZEBswWGAM-pxzZ42UMQ9nxLs/s640/98180_original%255B1%255D.jpg)
Afterwards I found a wi-fi and spent few hours on the internet and went to the beach where was located small and cozy temple for Shiva.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRe5B_MtzXRNY3Izvi_suq96XNF2_gOHgweQK97U7jO1V8_I1k-CNP4EeHtCFTdq15XRd4GP4pQ7U6ulmEPKWWzk96A84Ze9ccpLAYsBc1q0Cu7297A6MAnluxwCWX1euSwum8tB9kf5I/s640/98410_original%255B1%255D.jpg)
I did not swam in the sea even if I wanted to because I did not had any place around to put my belongings and there where too many people around. But I had a fresh coconut juice on the beach!:)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4buOc8DHV2fWz24NnwvanI7_V2YsWCjGGXOpZ5h1yqP4Fc5lG1OmK0kIaGAQsXXxScY4rpS9oNW0ETZorKlibzB2pvhOm0cosq4nvZsk35iMjgcHORfz2-rbVZhx_Tir4jpmHHBSQag/s640/98687_original%255B1%255D.jpg)
Later I found some peaceful place to sit down and enjoy the amazing music of sea waves beating as they where coming to the shore.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76twWsxEpd-UOsjPi0p6SnQ9jYLZwL1rSBc7Dpw2-XHQPaozp0YxuOv90aRmNgspFw-2oP3uhsewBgJM6wgXlKu7r4HUGNlTM7FKYU4sxvRATCjen1TOMZmK0nXPGxeRDpXbbuqPHDHY/s640/99040_original%255B1%255D.jpg)
Today at 6 pm I'm leaving from here to Bangalore from where I will take a train to Goa. In my thoughts I'm there already. This Bay of Bengal reminds me how much I missed the sea this summer and how badly I wanted to go to Goa to catch some Sun and lay down in a beach for hours. Can't wait Monday when I'll arrive there.