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[[Image:Lady of Assumption.JPG|thumb|Lady of Assumption]]

'''Keelavaippar''' or '''Kilavaippar''' is a small village on the eastern coast of south [[India]],{{Where|date=July 2011}} inhabited predominantly by [[Paravar]]s. Fishing is the primary occupation, as it has been throughout Paravar history.

==Religion==
On the eastern bank of the [[Vaippar]] river is the church of Our Lady of Assumption, one of the first churches built by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] in the sub-continent. The [[Jesuit]] record shows that a church dedicated to Our Lady of Assumption existed as early as 1571. The feast of Our Lady of Assumption is celebrated annually on 15 August, being preceded by a flag hoisting ceremony on 6 August and with [[novena]] prayers on all subsequent days until the feast itself.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

[[Image:mass.JPG|thumb|Grand mass on the day of the festival of Lady of the Assumption on 15 August]]

Keelavaippar is one of the ancient five [[Padroado]] parishes of the [[Pearl Fishery Coast]]. Even after [[Tuticorin]] was made a [[diocese]], it continued to be a part of the [[Mylapore]] Padroado diocese. In accordance with an agreement between the [[Holy See|Vatican]] and the Portuguese government, the parish was joined with Tuticorin diocese on 4 April 1930. This parish was made into seven [[Basic Christian Community|Basic Christian Communities]] on 11 December 1994. In 1995 a parish council was constituted with the representatives of the Basic Christian Communities. St. Antony's grotto in the beach was enlarged in 1995 and a grotto of the Child Jesus was constructed inside the campus in 1996.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

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[[Category:Villages in Thoothukudi district]]

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