Tamil Nadu: Over 3400 pilgrims from Rameswaram head to Katchatheevu to participate in church festival

Mar 14, 2025

Over 3400 Devotees from Rameswaram on Friday began their voyage across the sea to participate in the two-day annual St Anthony's Church festival being...

Indian Coast Guard deploys ships, aircraft to ensure safe passage for 3,400 pilgrims to Katchatheevu festival

Mar 14, 2025

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has deployed ships and an aircraft to ensure the safety of fishermen travelling to Katchatheevu Island for the annual...

Fishermen from India, Sri Lanka kick off St Anthony festival at Kachchatheevu Island

Mar 14, 2025

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) had deployed ships and an aircraft to ensure the safety of fishermen travelling to Katchatheevu Island for the annual...

Petition filed in HC seeking motorized boat travel for Katchatheevu festival

Feb 21, 2025

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the State regarding a public interest litigation (PIL)...

Local priest calls Katchatheevu "Island that embraces everyone" as St Anthony's festival draws to close

Mar 15, 2025

Katchatheevu Island's St. Anthony Church Father John Joseph Kennady on Saturday, the last day of the two-day annual St. Anthony festival, said that the...

Tamil Nadu: Katchatheevu church festival begins today, devotees depart from Rameswaram port

Feb 27, 2026

A total of 3,996 pilgrims set off by sea to attend the festival at Katchatheevu, an islet located between India and Sri Lanka. The...