Kodaikanal

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Kodaikanal

If it's summer, you must escape to Kodaikanal...

Well ... I was doing my second year in college .. with friends had a short vacation to hill station Kodaikanal and near by places of interest.. see the guys enjoying at the banks of the river Aliyar. The period was autumn..raining everywhere ...greenery...the dam build on this river is full and you can see at the back drop those blue mountains..really a fine picnic spot..the place is situated in the Coimbatore District in Tamilnadu, South India.

Here you see me with my friends having a cool day out in the Kodaikanal lake..the clouds were dark and the whether fine making our boating a memorable one..Kodaikanal is a hill resort..fine to cool yourself in the summer..it is near Madurai.

A sailboat; Actual size=240 pixels wide

well it is also Kodaikanal..we are cycling all through the steep roads arround the lake and into woods and ... All the above photographs were taken during September' 1994.

Travellers' Guide

Tamilnadu, South India

list of links to the places.

Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is one of the most popular hill resorts in India. It is a charming hill station, stands amidst sylvan beauty on the southern crest of the upper Palani Hills near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. With its rocks, woods, lovely lake and bracing air, Kodaikanal is an ideal hill resort for the tourists.

Madurai

One of South India's great temple towns, Madurai is synonymous with the celebrated Meenakshi Temple. Situated on the banks of river Vaigai, Madurai has a rich cultural heritage passed on from the great Tamil era more than 2500 years old. Madurai was an important cultural and commercial centre even as early as 550 AD. It was the capital city for the great Pandya kings.

For More Information about Tourisim in Tamilnadu, South india visit,

www.tamilnadutourism.com

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