Shirva is a village in

Udupi district Udupi district (also Udipi or Odipu in Tulu language) is an administrative subdivision in the Karnataka state of India, with the district headquarters in the city of Udupi. It is situated in the Canara coastal region, there are seven taluks, ...

India.

Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva

Our Lady of Health Church, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, is renowned for its

Gothic architecture Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. I ...

. The altar had beautiful Roman styled paintings, which were replaced with newer paintings during renovation.

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Villages in Udupi district {{Udupi-geo-stub