Situated on elevated land, Sacred Heart Church is a famous place and attracts lot of visitors both locals and tourists. Alongside Sunday prayers and mass services, the Sacred Heart Church also runs a Sunday school, likely best in the town. Underlying 1911, this delightful parish church in Kodaikanal is a must-visit. From the old Sangam Age, the Anamalai Ranges were bown to be possessed by tribals, yet otherwise immaculate. Mr. Marsh earliest English pioneer set out to infiltrate into this region on horse back and arrived at a spot currently called Kavarkal, from where, even today one can have the most stunning, all encompassing perspective on the vast Valparai territory as far as one’s eyes could see. In any case, as an English man, he was less fascinated by the sublime view, yet more with exchange instinct, he promptly checked its monetary worth, as a “gold-mine” from its potential as a suitable zone for Tea and Coffee plantations (which wer considered then as dark and earthy colour gold!) and thus the rush to Valparai ranges initiated, Rightly accordingly he is still recognized as the ” Father of Valparai” and a bronze statue of his has been raised on that spot with a dedicatory landmark.