New delhi, Dec. 27 -- In a street near Delhi's Khan Market, away from the hipster cafes and crowded stores, lies the shrine of Velankanni. On any given morning, a throng of devotees can be found lighting candles in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary. What takes one by surprise is that unlike the usual depictions across the country of a lady with heavy-lidded eyes clad in pristine white robes, she is shown dressed in a Kanjeevaram silk sari. In fact, right next to her stands a board which reads "Offerings accepted here: Sarees/Gold/Silver". There is a similar sari-clad statue in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Vailankanni, a Marian shrine located in the eponymous small town of Tamil Nadu, which was deemed a basilica by the Roman Catholic Ch...