A self addressed cover posted in Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu / India 🇮🇳
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Permanent pictorial cancellation of Kodaikanal observatory PO
The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory is a solar observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is on the southern tip of the Palani Hills 4 km from Kodaikanal town, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu state, South India.
The Evershed effect was first detected at this observatory in January 1909. Solar data collected by the lab is the oldest continuous series of its kind in India. Precise observations of the equatorial electrojet are made here due to the unique geography of Kodaikanal.
Kodaikanal is a city in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest". Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination. Kodaikanal was established in 1845 as a refuge from the high temperatures and tropical diseases of the plains , by the ruling colonial rulers.
( it’s sad that the pictorial cancellation that was introduced in late 1970s has not been replaced yet and has become very vague )
( it’s sad that the pictorial cancellation that was introduced in late 1970s has not been replaced yet and has become very vague )
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