La Saleth Church

Revered as the pristine gem of Kodaikanal, La Saleth Church is sited up on a cliff aspect outdoor of town. In order to reach there, you need to ascend a steep staircase which courses you to the door of this stunning shrine. Once attaining there, one pays homage to the Almighty and provide his/her prayers in calm and quiet atmosphere. La Saleth is extra than a hundred-year old ancient shrine in Kodaikanal and was as soon as the handiest Catholic Church inside the city. In the month of August, the church hosts its annual competition to pay homage to Mother May that runs for round nine days. During this time, a heavy footfall of devotees may be noticed, both natives and travelers.

Every year on 14th and fifteenth August, a grand party takes location in the church. A nine-day competition is well known within the church every year draws worshippers from South India regardless of their creed, caste or religion. The primary cause of this pageant is to carry out extremely good carrier and a unique procession. The spirituality that one reports in the churches of Kodaikanal add fee to the natural beauty of the surroundings which now not simplest means the internal but additionally the inventive fulfilment. The first Catholic priest of the Salette Mada church changed into Father Louis Saint Ceer who changed into additionally the only who constructed the church and become stated to be cured of an illness through Mother Salette.