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| Afghan Church | | |  | | | | At the southern tip of Mumbai, Afghan Church stands in a quiet army cantonment, an imposing basalt edifice with a lofty limestone spire that can be seen several miles away. This is the church of St John the Evangelist, consecrated in 1858 to "honour those who fell by sickness and sword" in the conquest of Sind and Afghanistan. Thus it came to be known as Afghan Church, and in the old days had a sizeable flock of British officers who turned up for the Sunday sermon. Today, the church is badly in need of restoration, but a straggling group of devout Indian parishioners remains, and at Christmas, the lovely old rafters still quiver to the lilting melody of carols. |
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