It is situated in the District of Kanyakumari in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent (also referred as The Lands End).

Tombstones unearthed at Kumari Muttom, near Kanyakumari, contain evidence to show that Catholics have been living there for many centuries.

The tombstones, dated 1496, contain the edict of the local ruler granting tax exemptions to the residents of Kumari Muttom and authorizing a levy from the fishermen there.

Our Lady of Ransom is the Patron of the congregation in Spain which redeemed the Christians from the Muslim invasion in the year 1218.

The people of Kanyakumari combined the name Ransom with Delight and call their patron Alangara Upakara Matha.

The statue, clad with a sari, was placed in the centre of a golden altar and venerated by the name of Alangara matha.

Other carvings depict angels playing musical instruments (including a violin, flute and drums) on the altar, as well as Jesus Christ inviting his disciples for ministries and forgiving Mary Magdalene, the twelve disciples, a lamb lying on a Bible, Cardinals, a Pope, and soldiers holding foliage in their hands.

The mast was taken to Kanyakumari by road and was fitted into a bore hole in a stone and fixed in place with molten lead.

Inside the church, there are compound pillars which resemble vertical shafts that provide support to the ceiling which is made with nave vault and transverse arches.

Gigantic statues of Saint Thomas the Apostle and St. Francis Xavier are placed on the main tower.

During the golden chariot procession, the traditional Nathaswaram music and peculiar praising of Mother Mary by an art of pala padal can be heard and seen.