Death, mourning & afterlife in the Syro-Malabar Church

India
Death, Mourning & the Afterlife
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
  • Decorating tombstones with fresh flowers at St. Mary's Forane Church in the early morning before the start of the Syro-Malabar Day of the Dead procession.
  • Image of a young Christ in a Syro-Malabar church in rural Kerala.
  • A creche at St. Mary's Forane church could be anywhere in the west, other than the colorful garlands around the figures' necks.
  • Decorating tombstones with fresh flowers at St. Mary's Forane Church in the early morning before the start of the Syro-Malabar Day of the Dead procession.

A funeral procession to St. Alphonsa Shrine & Church, Bharananganam, Kerala, India.

Mass on the Day of the Commemoration of the Dead at St. Mary's Forane Church in Kuravilangad, India, 2013.