Santuario di Bala Yesu

Bala Yesu Shrine at Dondapudi is one of four Shrines in the Diocese of Eluru. The Shrine was blessed and consecrated on 5 May 1996 by His Grace Most Rev. John Mulagada, Bishop of Eluru. The Conventual Franciscan Friars of St. Maximilian Kolbe Province took over the Shrine in June 2001 as their first mission in Andhra Pradesh. Approximately 550 families from among the seven villages form the church at the village Dondapudi. The Shrine celebrates its annual festival on February 22, 23, and 24. Holy Eucharistic is celebrated every day, and on Sundays is celebrated in the villages as well. There is a village visit and prayer every week on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The youth group is very active in the parish, and Anthonian devotion is celebrated in the shrine.