5 congregations serve a Marian shrine, fostering social harmony in eastern India

Salesian Sr. Rose Mary leads a Marian procession in connection with a Marian festival in a village near the Holy Rosary Basilica parish at Bandel, West Bengal state. (Courtesy of Salesian Fr. John Chalil)

Nuns from five congregations serve a 16th-century Marian shrine amid Hindu and Muslim villages in eastern India. The shrine's rector said that pilgrims come from all over India, and the nuns help cater to their needs.

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Salesian Sr. Rose Mary leads a Marian procession in connection with a Marian festival in a village near the Holy Rosary Basilica parish at Bandel, West Bengal state. (Courtesy of Salesian Fr. John Chalil)

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Salesian Sr. Rose Mary leads a Marian procession in connection with a Marian festival in a village near the Holy Rosary Basilica parish at Bandel, West Bengal state. (Courtesy of Salesian Fr. John Chalil)

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