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Kodaikonal

Kodaikanal is a hill station which is located in Dindigul district in the state of Tmail Nadu, India. Its name in the Tamil Languages means "The Gift of the Forest". Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of hill station" and has a long history as a retreat and tourist destination.

    The word Kodaikanal is an amalgamation of two words: kodai and kanal. The Tamil Languages has at least four possible interpretations of the name Kodaikanal.  

By pronouncing Kodai with the short Tamil 'o' (as in Kodi), it means "creepers" or vines. Kodaikanal could mean "forest of creepers" or the forest of vines. "The forest of creepers" is thought to be the English language meaning given in 1885 during the early western habitation of the place and is still accepted.