Friday, November 20, 2009

St Thomas Mount

For those of you who don't know what or where St Thomas Mount is, its a little hill near Chennai, India where  St Thomas, a disciple of Jesus, was assassinated in, according to legend, AD 72.

St Thomas Mount

At the top of the hill


St Thomas Mount

Entrance gate


St Thomas Mount

One of the many statues depicting Jesus before his crucifixion


St Thomas Mount

Cross at the top of the hill


Graveyard

Graveyard on the way up


Wall of Church

The last supper depicted on the wall of the church


Church at top of St Thomas Mount
Church at the top


Graveyard

The graveyard


 View from St Thomas Mount

Sunset


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Panoramic view of Chennai from St Thomas Mount