Situated on elevated land, Sacred Heart\nChurch is a famous place and attracts lot of visitors both locals and tourists.\nAlongside Sunday prayers and mass services, the Sacred Heart Church also runs a\nSunday school, likely best in the town. Underlying 1911, this delightful parish\nchurch in Kodaikanal is a must-visit. From the old Sangam Age, the Anamalai\nRanges were bown to be possessed by tribals, yet otherwise immaculate. Mr.\nMarsh earliest English pioneer set out to infiltrate into this region on horse\nback and arrived at a spot currently called Kavarkal, from where, even today\none can have the most stunning, all encompassing perspective on the vast\nValparai territory as far as one’s eyes could see. In any case, as an English\nman, he was less fascinated by the sublime view, yet more with exchange\ninstinct, he promptly checked its monetary worth, as a “gold-mine”\nfrom its potential as a suitable zone for Tea and Coffee plantations (which wer\nconsidered then as dark and earthy colour gold!) and thus the rush to Valparai\nranges initiated, Rightly accordingly he is still recognized as the ”\nFather of Valparai” and a bronze statue of his has been raised on that\nspot with a dedicatory landmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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