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Lutheran Church and Tirunelveli Diocese Church of South India (CSI). The biggest church in Kalakad is St. Paul Lutheran Church of Lutheran at Nagankulam. The tower in front of the church is about 85 feet high.
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The forest areas have been declared as a protected tiger reserve – Kalakkad
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