Feast of Holy Theotokos Begins with Flag Hoisting

The four-day feast of the Holy Theotokos began at St. Mary’s Believers Eastern Church, Thottabhagam with a flag hoisting ceremony this morning.

HG Mathews Mor Sylvanus Episcopa hoisted the traditional flag on the church premises. The flag hoisting ceremony began with a procession led by the parish priest.

The four-day long festival which also marks the anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the church will be held in a simple manner this year due to the Covid-19 restrictions being in force.