2nd largest Catholic Church in Asia in Jashpur
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary , Kunkuri church in Jashpur district is the 2nd largest Catholic Church in Asia. It can accommodate 10000 worshippers together.
The church took more than 15 years to build. The cathedral has the ace position in term of sitting capacity in India. It was founded in the 1962 in the period of late Rev Bishop Stanislas Tigga and was inaugurated on October 27, 1979.
The interesting fact is, it maintained and monitored by the local tribal communities of the district. This church has seven arcades in a shape of an arch and seven sacraments symbols made of angle iron. A beautiful shrine, just in front of the cathedral building is also inviting the visitor to pray before Mother Mary.
These religious epicenters provide one of the reasons why you should travel to Chhattisgarh.