Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bandra, Catholic church in Bandra, India.

The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a modern religious building with clean lines and large windows that flood the interior with natural light. Vertical concrete elements run across the facade and create a distinctive pattern while helping to regulate temperatures inside the space.

Land was granted in 1894 by St Andrew Church and Mount Mary Chapel for 215 families separated from St Peter Church in 1891. Bishop Antonio Pedro Da Costa of Daman laid the foundation stone on 7 February 1892 and blessed the completed church on 1 June 1894. Cardinal Valerian Gracias laid the foundation stone of the replacement in 1975, and Archbishop Simon Pimenta inaugurated it on 11 February 1981.

The church serves as a spiritual gathering place for the local community, where people come together for worship and personal prayer. It reflects the religious traditions that shape daily life for many families living in this part of the city.

The church stands on Chapel Road, facing the old Customs House that once overlooked Mahim Creek, since reclaimed as Bandra Reclamation. The cantilevered entrance canopy of joined praying hands marks the main doorway, and the R.C.C. fins between the large windows shade the interior. The sanctuary has no communion rails, so the altar and the crucifix carved from a single tree are visible from the nave.

The entrance is marked by a cantilevered canopy shaped like two hands folded together in prayer. Inside, a cross carved from a single piece of wood stands as a testament to skilled craftsmanship and careful attention to detail.