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The '''Malayattoor pilgrimage''' is an annual pilgrimage near the end of [[Lent]] to a hilltop [[Syro-Malabar Catholic]] church in [[Malayattoor]] in the [[South Indian]] state of [[Kerala]]. It is the largest Indian pilgrimage in honor of [[Thomas the Apostle]], for whom the church is named and who reputedly founded it himself in the first century CE. Pilgrims walk three kilometers uphill to the church, sometimes while carrying heavy wooden crosses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2017 |title=The Pilgrim’s Progress: Trekking up Malayattoor in pursuit of happiness |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/the-pilgrims-progress-trekking-up-malayattoor-in-pursuit-of-happiness/articleshow/58165629.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020043241/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/the-pilgrims-progress-trekking-up-malayattoor-in-pursuit-of-happiness/amp_articleshow/58165629.cms |archive-date=20 October 2023 |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 March 2022 |title=Preparations in full swing for Malayattoor pilgrimage |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/Mar/26/preparations-in-full-swing-for-malayattoor-pilgrimage-2434278.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421163910/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/mar/26/preparations-in-full-swing-for-malayattoor-pilgrimage-2434278.amp |archive-date=21 April 2022 |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2023 |title=Kerala Christians are cosying up to the BJP, but at what cost? |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/bjp-modi-church-christians-kerala-problems-politics/article66838319.ece/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529070503/https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/bjp-modi-church-christians-kerala-problems-politics/article66838319.ece/amp/ |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=frontline.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
[[File:Malayattoor Pilgrim.jpg|thumb|Wooden crosses from the pilgrimage]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:St. Thomas Syro Malabar Pilgrim Church during Festival.jpg|St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Pilgrim Church, situated 2 kms away from Malayattoor Pilgrim.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ernakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:Pilgrimage in India]]<br />
[[Category:Christian pilgrimages]]</div>Aryatheautistic