▁a ▁mist ▁( s now ) ▁spread ▁around ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁T ip u ▁and ▁his ▁military ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁the ▁church ▁or ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁They ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Sea . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁high ▁flo od ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Per i yar ▁and ▁T ip u ▁lost ▁a ▁huge ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁military ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Mys ore . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁mi racle ▁that ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁to ▁Man j um ath a ▁( O ur ▁Lady ▁of ▁Snow ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Church ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Bas il ica ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁and ▁raised ▁its ▁status ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁minor ▁bas il ica . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Bas il ica ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁( as ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁j ub ile e ▁of ▁the ▁K ott ap ur am ▁Dioc ese , ▁the ▁pap al ▁nun cio ▁to ▁India , ▁His ▁Ex cell ency ▁Arch bishop ▁Salv atore ▁P enn ac chio ▁officially ▁declared ▁the ▁dec ree . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁Fe ast ▁The ▁annual ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady