Miraculous Water of Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Mary's Shrine, Nagamangalam

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About a year ago, we heard about the Shrine of Our Lady  of Lourdes, about a couple of kilometers from Hosur. I and Vijita wanted to visit it. There were a couple of people who had heard of the shrine but directions on how to reach them were confusing. Also searching the internet for information did not yield any results. This is my attempt to provide an information on the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at St. Mary's Nagar, Nagamangalam.

Nagamangalam is on the Hosur-Rayakottai State Highway. There are a couple of ways to reach it:

1. When coming from Bangalore, reach Hosur and cross the Hosur fly-over. On the flyover, you will be able to see the Hosur Main Bus stand on the right. After the flyover ends, take the right turn at the first junction. You should be able to see a petrol pump and Victoria Hotel. On this road, take the first left and you are on the Hosur-Rayakottai road. Nagamangalam is about 22 kms from here.   
   
   

   

   This is the junction where you need to take the right after the Hosur Fly-over

The Victoria Hotel should be seen when you take the left

This first left turn taken after the Victoria Hotel will get you on the Hosur- Rayakottai Road. The building seen is a temple and should act as a landmark. If you go straight, you enter the Hosur Market.

The Sign Board where we have to take a right turn on the Hosur-Rayakottai Road.

1. When coming from Bangalore, before the Hosur fly-over take a right for the Denkannikottai road. You will reach a cross-roads where a left leads to Kelamangalam. Take this left till you  reach Nagamangalam. Check here for pictures and directions for this route.
2. Another road that has been suggested is - Bangalore -> Attibele -> TVS Road -> Rayakoteah Road -> Kelamangalam -> Nagamangalam -> Church.

Address: J.G Farm, St. Mary's Nagar, Nagamangalam,
Ph. Nos: 9894897052 / 9677643499 / 9443513416 / 9629207090
Mass Timings
Everyday: 11:30 a.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 11.00 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. (Rosary, Mass and Adoration)

On every Second Saturday:
Car Procession: 10:00 a.m.
Healing through Prayer Service: 11.00 a.m.
Followed by Mass and Adoration

The following extract is from a pamphlet that was distributed during the Feast of Infant Jesus, Viveknagar, Bangalore on The Origin of the Miraculous Water from our Lady of Lourdes. courtesy L. James Mary & Family)

On 19th May, 2008, Rev. Fr. Joy Oonnukallell OSB, Rev. Henri Bonal M.E.P., Rector of St. Mary's Church, Rayakottai and Mr. Periyanayakam, a traditional Christian devotee from Kelamangalam, gathered together in the J. G. Farm to discuss about the Chapel which they had constructed in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. They were discussing where to fix the Holy Cross and the statues of Our Lady of Lourdes and and St. Alphonso. Around 8 a.m., while they were discussing about the place, Mr. Prabhakaran, a worker in this farm, dug the soil in the farm. Suddenly there was clear and pure water gushing out of the hole that he dug. This pit was only one and half deep. Mr. Prabhakaran had no intention of digging a water pond. Astonishingly, a 660 feet deep borewell dug nearby earlier had failed to yield any water. This pond is the same big pond that we see at the shrine today.

Seeing this water, Rev. Fr. Joy felt an extra-ordinary shock. He felt and told Mr. Prabhakar that the water was something special. Father gave this water to a 25 years old young worker on this farm, who was suffering from diabetes for a long time. The worker used to take 2 doses of insulin injections per day. He drank this water for one and a half month and his sugar became normal and he was completely cured from his disease. Now he is not taking insulin or any other medicines. This was the first miracle done by God with this water.

After this incident a lot of miracles happened with this miraculous water in and around the village and other places. Miraculous cures were witnessed patients suffering from diabetes, blood presure, cholosteral, skin diseases, ulcers, cancer, heart problems, chikungunya, joint pains, arthritis, T.B., family problems, etc., by drinking this water.