The beautiful city of Bangalore, located in Karnataka, is famous not only for its gorgeous gardens and palaces, and wonderful churches. So, one of the attractions of Bangalore is a Roman Catholic church of St. Mary (Basilica of St. Mary). It is the oldest church in the city, besides it is the only one in the state received the status of Minor Basilica.

During the "activation" of Christian missionaries in the area (then - the Kingdom of Mysore), Bangalore was a small town. He began to develop and grow only after its conquest by the Muslim rulers of Hyder Ali and later his son Tipu Sultan. But then the Christians were literally forced out of Bangalore. They returned to the area only with the arrival of the British in 1799. Since then, the city began to appear Catholic churches, including St. Mary's Church. Her story began in 1813 when a French priest, Abbe Dubois built a small chapel in which services are held every Sunday. Eventually, in 1882, the chapel was rebuilt and turned into a large Gothic church, decorated with a variety of open-work arches, columns, lancet narrow windows with stained glass windows, and tall spiers. And in 1973, St. Mary's Church acquired the status of Minor Basilica.

Every year thousands of people come to this place at the famous festival which takes place in September, during the celebration of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It lasts for a full 10 days, during which the services are held in different languages, and the solemn procession.