Madhu Church, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

During the years of Dutch Colonal rule in Sri Lanka, Catholics were persecuted. They found refuge in Madhu off Mannar. It s a very popular site for pilgrimage by all sections of the present Sri Lankan populace.

Madhu church, Pandivirichchaan, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

I took this photograph of Madhu Church in Mannar, in 2005, during the time of peace.