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KODAIKANAL AN INTRODUCTION
We
are very proud to introduce the great "COLD GOLD" Kodaikanal
to you. Kodaikanal is a famous chilled hill station among
the world, which is situated in Tamilnadu (South India).
It is the most popular tourism place in Tamilnadu. By
visiting Kodaikanal, then only the trip of South India
will be completed. Because, in the South India, tourism
list, Kodaikanal is the must and best place to visit.
So it is called lovely as "THE PRINCESS OF HILLS".
The nature
gives a lot of gifts to us in kodai. So the tourists called
the Kodaikanal kindly as
"THE SWITCHERLAND OF
THE EAST"
"THE EMERALD SET OF SOUTH"
"THE CHILLED PARADISE
AMONG THE HILLS"
There are
lot of interesting places is welcoming you. Because the
Kodaikanal is fully covered with enchanting water falls,
wooded slopes, wild flowers mighty rocks, garbling brooks,
deepest valleys, dangerous caves, thrilling forests and
ever rememberable heart-touching views. When we see the
"Mist Covered Mountain Views", we must forget ourselves
surely.
The famous KURINJI FLOWER
is an another beauty to Kodaikanal. The name of the Kodaikanal
remains the kurinji. The kurinji remains Kodaikanal. So
Kodai is also called as "KURINJI CITY". The Kurinji
flower blossoms every 12 years only. It blossomed last
time at 1982. Thereafter, Now the Kurinji flowers are
shown in various places in Kodaikanal. In the slope of
coakers walk, there are lot of Kurinji flowers are present
now. #9; So like this with its special features the "Princess
of Hill stations". Kodaikanal is welcoming you whole heartily.
The meanings of the
name Kodaikanal
In Tamil,
there are four versions are defined to the name "Kodaikanal".
It's interested but it is not known who invented this
name. The word Kodaikanal is classified into two words
as Kodai and Kanal. Here "KANAL" means in tamil that the
dense forest or the closed forest. Then "KODAI" has four
different meanings. With it's meanings Kodaikanal meaned
in four ways.
By pronounsating
with long tamil 'O' and KO....DI means "the end". So that
KO...DI KANAL means "THE END OF THE FOREST" on that days,
Kodaikanal is situated at the end part of the thick forest.
Now-a-days it's developed but the beauty is still kept.
By pronounsating with
short tamil 'O' as KODI means "THE CREEPERS". So that
Kodaikanal means " THE FOREST OF CREEPERS". They called
like this with its beauty.
By pronounsating with
long tamil 'O' as KO....DAI means that the "THE SUMMER".
So KO...DAI KANAL means "THE FOREST FOR THE SUMMER".
Yes, Kodaikanal is a summer forest.
By pronounsating with
short tamil 'O' as KODAI means that "THE GIFT". So that
'KODAIKANAL' means "THE GIFT OF FOREST" Kodaikanal was
created by the forest and it surroundings. So it's a
gift of forest.
Like these, Kodaikanal
is meaned as follows :
"THE FOREST AT THE END"
"THE FOREST OF THE CREEPERS"
"THE FOREST FOR THE SUMMER"
"THE GIFT OF THE FOREST"
Whatever it is (or)
whatever it may be .............. ,
But Kodaikanal
is the 'gift of God' to all. All the meanings referred
the beauty of the Kodaikanal. So the God presented Kodaikanal
to the plains people as the "SUMMER HEAVEN".
Transportation Linkages
The town is well connected, with Madurai
city, and a Major District road with Periyakulam, Bodinakayanur
and Cumbum town. The town is also linked with Dindigul
Temperature
The maximum temperature during summer
is 19.8°c and during winter it is17.3°c. The minimum
temperature varies from 11.3°c to 8.3°c. The mean
humidity is 70.2%, which varies from 61.6% to 96.8%. The
seasonal climate conditions are moderate and the weather
is uniformly salubrious.
Rain Fall
The town gets major rainfall during
the south west monsoon period. The Annual normal rainfall
varies from 300 mm to 800 mm. The average annual rainfall
being received in the town is 770 mm.
Nature of Soil
The major group of soils that are found
in the town are black and red varieties. The red soil
constitutes 90 percent while black soil only 10 percent.
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