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16-680: Officially, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount , colloquially known as Mount Bandra and Mount St Mary Church ; is a basilica ( shrine ) of the Roman Catholic Church , located at the Bandra neighbourhood of Bombay (Mumbai) , India. The festival of the nativity of St Mary , also known as Holy Marymas or the Bandra Fest , is celebrated here on the 8th day of September: the auspicious occasion of

32-635: A name or term commonly used to identify a person or thing in non-specialist language, in place of another usually more formal or technical name. In the philosophy of language , "colloquial language" is ordinary natural language , as distinct from specialized forms used in logic or other areas of philosophy. In the field of logical atomism , meaning is evaluated in a different way than with more formal propositions . Colloquialisms are distinct from slang or jargon . Slang refers to words used only by specific social groups, such as demographics based on region, age, or socio-economic identity. In contrast, jargon

48-455: Is a Marathi-Konkani word for "mother". The original statue is now restored and is enshrined in a place of honour at the basilica. Bombay East Indians as well as Hindus visit this shrine often, making the place a prominent feature of intercommunal harmony and interfaith dialogue for Mumbai (Bombay). [REDACTED] Media related to Mount Mary Church, Bandra at Wikimedia Commons Colloquial A specific instance of such language

64-613: Is a barrier to communication for those people unfamiliar with the respective field. Indo-Portuguese Indo-Portuguese creoles are the several Portuguese creoles spoken in the erstwhile Portuguese Indian settlements, Cochin Portuguese Creole , Fort Bassein , Goa and Damaon , Portuguese Ceylon etc; in present-day India and Sri Lanka . These creoles are now mostly extinct or endangered. They have substantial European Portuguese words in their grammars or lexicons: The expression Indo-Portuguese may refer not only to

80-423: Is most commonly used within specific occupations, industries, activities, or areas of interest. Colloquial language includes slang, along with abbreviations, contractions, idioms, turns-of-phrase, and other informal words and phrases known to most native speakers of a language or dialect. Jargon is terminology that is explicitly defined in relationship to a specific activity, profession, or group. The term refers to

96-400: Is not necessarily connected to the difference between formal and colloquial. Formal, colloquial, and vulgar language are more a matter of stylistic variation and diction , rather than of the standard and non-standard dichotomy. The term "colloquial" is also equated with "non-standard" at times, in certain contexts and terminological conventions. A colloquial name or familiar name is

112-633: Is preferred in formal usage, but this does not mean that the colloquial expression is necessarily slang or non-standard . Some colloquial language contains a great deal of slang, but some contains no slang at all. Slang is often used in colloquial speech, but this particular register is restricted to particular in-groups, and it is not a necessary element of colloquialism. Other examples of colloquial usage in English include contractions or profanity . "Colloquial" should also be distinguished from "non-standard". The difference between standard and non-standard

128-413: Is termed a colloquialism. The most common term used in dictionaries to label such an expression is colloquial . Colloquialism or general parlance is distinct from formal speech or formal writing . It is the form of language that speakers typically use when they are relaxed and not especially self-conscious. An expression is labeled colloq. for "colloquial" in dictionaries when a different expression

144-529: The Bandra Fair, the entire area is decorated with festoons and buntings. Many pitch up stalls to sell religious articles, flowers, snacks and sweets. Wax figures of the Virgin Mary along with an assortment of candles shaped like hands, feet and various other parts of the body are sold at kiosks. The sick and the suffering choose a candle or wax figure that corresponds to their ailment or request and light it inside

160-662: The Bandra Fest. Many visitors attest to the miracles worked by the supernatural power of St Mary at Mount Bandra. The shrine attracts people from all faiths who plead for favours, with others coming back expressing their gratitude. The church was raided and destroyed in 1738 during the Mahratta Invasion of Bassein , led by the Peshva Brahmin Chimaji Appa . It was rebuilt in the British Bombay era. During

176-463: The area, were interested in the gilt-lined object held in the hand & desecrated the statue by cutting off the right hand. In 1760, the church was rebuilt after the Mahratta Invasion of Goa and Bombay , following which the statue was substituted with a statue of Our Lady of Navigators from the St Andrew's Church nearby. Legend has it that a Koli Christian fisherman dreamt of the statue floating in

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192-410: The birth of the virgin-mother of Jesus Christ . The annual feast is followed by a week-long fair or fête known in the northern Konkan region as the "Bandra fair"; it is thronged by lakhs of tourists , pilgrims and devotees every year. Many visitors come to Mount St Mary Church in order to make their mannat (wish) come true. Pope Pius XII granted a decree of canonical coronation to

208-525: The church with the hope that Mother Mary will heed their appeals for help. Although the current structure and edifice of the shrine is just 100 years old, as it was rebuilt in British Bombay , the history behind the current statue of Blessed Mary goes back to the 16th century, when Jesuit priests brought the statue and constructed a chapel on Mount Bandra, which was then a part of the Portuguese East Indies . In 1700, Sunni Arab pirates raiding

224-419: The language used by people who work in a particular area or who have a common interest. Similar to slang, it is shorthand used to express ideas, people, and things that are frequently discussed between members of a group. Unlike slang, it is often developed deliberately. While a standard term may be given a more precise or unique usage amongst practitioners of relevant disciplines, it is often reported that jargon

240-537: The sea, as prophesied in the dream, the statue was indeed found the next day, floating in the sea. A Jesuit annual letter dated to 1669 and published in the book St Andrew's Church, Bandra (1616–1966) supports this claim. Koli fisherfolk call the statue as Mot Maoli, literally meaning the "Pearl Mother" or "the Mother of the Mount"; mot could be a corruption of the Indo-Portuguese word monte for "mount"; maoli

256-689: The shrine's reverenced Marian icon on 21 October 1954, both signed and notarised by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini of the Sacred Congregation of Rites . The statue of the Madonna and the Prince of peace was crowned in a ceremony on 5 December 1954, by the late Cardinal Valerian Gracias . The basilica stands on a hillock , about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea . It draws thousands of devotees and pilgrims annually, especially during

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