Fri Jan 31 22:09:22 IST 2025: ## Vijayawada Celebrates 101st Year of Gunadala Mary Matha Utsavams

**VIJAYAWADA, January 31, 2025** – The 101st annual Gunadala Mary Matha Utsavams festival commenced Friday in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, with the unveiling of the shrine’s flag by Catholic Bishop Telagathoti Joseph Rajarao. The festival marks the centenary plus one year of the celebrations at the Gunadala shrine, the second largest Lourdu Matha Church in South India.

Bishop Rajarao, along with other church dignitaries, launched the nine-day Navadina Prardhanalu (nine-day prayers). The Bishop highlighted the shrine’s significance and the arrangements made for the extended celebrations.

Read More