[1] The title is bestowed upon churches that are considered culturally significant, functioning as an important place of pilgrimage or for a specific devotion, such as to a saint or a Marian apparition.
22 of the country's basilicas are dedicated to Saint Mary.
A vast majority of the Indian basilicas are located in South India.
Amongst the states, Kerala hosts the highest number of basilicas at twelve, including all of the six non-Latin basilicas, while Tamil Nadu has nine basilicas, Karnataka has four and the union territory of Pondicherry has two.
All the remaining basilicas are the only ones in their respective states or union territories.