St. Mary's Basilica Bangalore history is a long history dating back to the 17th century. Originally, this church was a thatched house known as the Chapel of Kanikkai Madha. It was constructed by a group of Tamil Nadu Christians. They discovered that the land was fertile and excellent for sowing white rice, so they relocated there. They erected the chapel to practice their religion.

The chapel was eventually transformed into a cross-shaped church with aisles and halls. Due to communal conflicts in the neighborhood, this church was demolished in 1832. The construction of the current church began in 1875.

As the church's historical significance, the British government donated for its upkeep until 1948. As the number of devotees visiting the shrine increased, the area was expanded to provide enough space to sit and stand. The church was designated a Basilica in 2007.

St. Mary's Basilica has a Gothic architecture with stained windows, ornamental decorations, and arches. Multiple columns and lofty spires can be seen from afar. 

The Church's magnificent arches are supported by several columns with exquisite Corinthian capitals. During World War II, the stained glass windows were removed and restored in 1947. It has a length of 172 feet and a width of 50 feet. The Church's exterior is dominated by a 160-foot tall intimidating and majestic tower. In an elegant shrine just outside the Church structure, a lovely statue of Mother Mary cradling Child Jesus in her arms stands 6 feet tall.

• Be a part of St. Mary's Annual Feast

The birth of Lady Mary is commemorated with a large feast that includes feeding the poor and needy, doing social services for the destitute, and hosting the Traditional Flag. Apart from the church's exquisite architecture, the St. Mary's feast, which takes place every year for ten days in September, attracts a great number of tourists to the Basilica. Novena is held for the first nine days, then on the tenth day, which is September 8th is Mother Mary's birthday. The feast is so famous that st. mary's basilica Bangalore live stream is also available on social media platforms.

• Visit the nearest Park- Cubbon Park

Being 1.8 km away from the church, this place hosts a museum, a library, an aquarium, a toy train, and many statues. The park is ideal for joggings and the Season spring is the best one to visit as it brings a lot of colorful experiences where trees are in full bloom.

• Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain

The park, opened in 1995, is a lovely green piece of roughly 17 acres in the heart of the city. It is home to one of the country's best, largest, and most technologically advanced musical dancing fountains.

• Visit ISKCON Temple

Inaugurated in the year 1997, is the ISKCON Sri Radha Krishna temple. Further, ISKCON Bangalore is a humanitarian organization dedicated to spreading Krishna Consciousness throughout the world, as stated by Srila Prabhupada, whose teachings are based on the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita.

• Visit at the time of prayers to learn about their prayer concepts.
• Don't be late as you can miss many things. Learn about the st. Mary's Basilica Bangalore timings beforehand.
• Don't leave the place immediately. Try to interact with the staff and ask any questions to learn more about the church.
• Behave decently. Show respect and don't speak loudly.

You can visit the St. Mary's Basilica Bangalore any month. It is open every day. However, if you are visiting Bangalore in the Winter season, you can get to experience the most about the nearby attractions also.

• Bangalore Palace 
• Cubbon Park
• Lalbagh Botanical Garden
• Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
• Government Aquarium
• Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain
• HAL Aircraft Display

• The 9 days of Feast is famous about this Church.
• Throughout the Feast, worshipers are seen wearing saffron-colored attire.
• The church was designated as a Basilica in 2007.