NEW DELHI: Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday said that the Kunnammavu St. Philomenes Church, a major pilgrimage site, will be included in the National Pilgrimage Plan. 3.2 crores has been announced as aid. While Tourism Minister Alphonse Kannanthanam gave permission for Kunammavu St. Philomenus Church to be made a national pilgrimage center. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Department of Archeology.
The Minister of State for Tourism will be visiting the Kumbalangi and Kumbalangi Model Tourism Village soon. K.V. Said Thomas. Kunammavu Temple is closely associated with St. Chavara Kuriakose Eliasachan. During the last seven years of his life, Chavarayachan served at Coonamma. He was buried on January 3, 1871, and his burial was first buried in the Altar of Koonammau Mosque.
