d Kallazhagar; the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, carried out with tremendous grandeur and pomp. A large number of devotes as well as the tourists participate in this event with unequalled passion and devotion.
Mother Salette Festival is celebrated at the Mother Salette Church which is regarded to be 133 years old edifice of Kodaikanal. Every year in the month of August a nine days majestic and grand festival is organized here when thousands of people from every corner of Tamil Nadu, as well as myriads of tourists gather at Kodaikanal to partake in the fête. The festival reaches its culmination on 14th and 15th August when the entire Hill Station dips in the mood of revelry and jollification.
Miladi Sherif is celebrated in the month of April on the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, the founder of the Islam. On the occasion of Miladi Sherif, special prayers are organized at various mosques of the city as well as at several specifically arranged prayer enclosures. The community prayer is followed by an extravagant social dinner. Sweets and delicacies are also distributed amongst the friends and neighbors on this occasion. The communal harmony of the Muslim people is particularly revealed through the celebration of Miladi Sherif.
Summer Festival of Kodaikanal finds its origin in the fact that formerly this place was developed by the Americans and the British as their summer retreat. This festival exclusively organized in the month of May draws millions of domestic as well as international tourists to Kodaikanal when a number of exciting and entertaining sports, adventure and cultural activities are held. Apart from the zeal and merriment of the Summer Festival, the beauty of Kodaikanal and the pleasant and agreeable climate of this hill resort add to the tourism appeal of the locus. Boat races, flower exhibitions, fruit shows and several other shows comprise the heart of the Summer Festival of Kodaikanal.
