The well-known shrine of “Our Lady of Vailankani” is situated on the banks of the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal in the special grade Panchayat town in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. The beautiful chapel was built by the Portuguese sailors popularly named as “The Basilica of our Lady of Good Health”, the place is attributed to three miracle sites – The Apparition of Mary and the Christ child to the slumbering shepherd boy, the curing of a lame buttermilk vendor and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from the violent sea storm. On your journey to the holy visit, enjoy the essence of French architecture and lifestyle at Pondicherry. Also, spend few hours relishing the peaceful aura of the blue water beach at the union territory.