The design of this church includes many elements of Buddhism, starting with the architecture and ending up with the appearance of the apostles on the mural shown in this photograph. This kind of syncretism might be seen as a strategy to facilitate the conversion of local people to Christianity.

Keywords

christianity, diversity, people, prominent person, religious place, signboard

Created

Friday 17 November 2017 by Martin Mergili in Asia / India (3884 visits)