Kodaikanal - Princess of Hills, Dindigul City, Tamilnadu, India 1. Kodaikanal Lake, also known as Kodai Lake is a manmade lake located in the Kodaikanal beauty of nature city in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India 2. Sir Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of Madurai district, was instrumental in creating the lake in 1863, 3. Amidst the Kodaikanal town which was developed by the British and early missionaries from USA The lake is said to be Kodaikanal's most popular geographic landmark and tourist attraction. 4. Over the years a boat club, boathouse and boat service (with rowing boats and pedalling boats and a public ferry) for the public and tourists has become fully functional and is of aesthetic significance for tourism 5. The lake is star-shaped, centrally located in the town of Kodaikanal and is surrounded by lush green hills of the northwestern Palani Hills range, which is the main watershed for the lake 6. The Kodai lake was a coming together of three little streams. Earlier, before there was the lake, there were these three streams gushing in happiness. A bund was built across the streams to curb the water and create a 4-point star shaped freshwater reservoir. The next time you are there, do make it a point to locate the four points/corners of the lake and feel good that you retraced the lake’s footprint. 7. Kurinji or Strobilanthes kunthiana, is a unique flowering plant that grows in the catchment area of the Kodai Lake. It is said that the flower blooms once in 12 years. Lucky is the tourist who will get to see the Kurunji.