STEPS
1948- The steps that lead pilgrims up to the shrine on the eastern side were done up with the help from
the local people and other benefactors. There are totally about 136 steps. Half way down the steps one
comes across a platform on which stands a large cross, bearing the year of its construction as 1678. The
original cross is believed to have been brought here from the ruins of the ancient church of Santa Ana.
The rear exit of the Basilica, comes alive during the Bandra Fair every September
Stalls line both sides of these steps during the week long fair in September. The halfway mark and the cross,
revered by the locals
The base of the steps, commonly known as 'Mount Mary Steps' also marks a turn around point
for the 'BEST' public bus service route no. 214 from the Bandra Station