At a distance of two.5 km from Uvari Swayambulinga Swamy Temple, 52 km from Kanyakumari and 70 km from Tirunelveli, Kappal Matha Church, often known as Selva Matha Church, is positioned on the shores of Bay of Bengal at Uvari Village in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu.
The church is devoted to Mom Mary. It was constructed within the 12 months 1974, when the unique church was broken as a result of sea erosion. It’s constructed within the form of an aero aircraft positioned over a ship. The church is going through the blue sea and the transferring waves of the ocean close to provides an impression that that is crusing on the ocean. On account of its structure, this church is known as Kappal Matha Church, Kappal means ship in Tamil.
This church remained below the management of pastors of the Goa Mission for a few years. Numerous festivals have been celebrated at this church throughout the reign of pastors of the Goa Mission. It’s mentioned that there was a observe among the many virgins going to the nunnery to spend the night time there. On one such event, these virgins noticed a glittering gentle encircling the statue of Selva Matha for greater than an hour. This was additionally seen by a number of different individuals and that day is widely known because the competition day. On that day, a procession is held across the city, by carrying the Selva Matha statue in a chariot. Therefore, 18th September, the date when this occurred, is widely known yearly within the Church, with nice pomp and splendor.
Uvari is legendary for the St. Anthony’s Church – a shocking monument carved out of rock. It is usually recognized for its historic Shiva temple, Swayambulinga Swamy.
Timings: eight AM – 6 PM