South India is a domain in
the southern part of India. It includes the states such as: Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu including the Union Capital Territory
Pondicherry (Puducherry) and Lakshadweep which are positioned in the Arabian
Sea. The main non-perennial sources of water are Krishna, Kaveri, Godavari and
Tungabhadra rivers. The southern province is fluent in one of the Dravidian tongues:
Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Tulu. The most renowned classical dance
forms of India like Bharat Natyam and Kathakali have found their origination
from South India.
This southern region of
India has many stunning beaches, adventurous backwaters, calm waterfalls,
lakes, forests, Wild Life Sanctuary etc. to offer to its tourists. The most popular
cities in this area are Hyderabad and its twin city Bengaluru, Cochin, Chennai,
KanyaKumari, Mysore, Secunderabad and Trivandrum. Some of the well-known hill
stations in this section are Ooty, Munnar and Kodaikanal.
Mentioned below are the states
to be explored in South India:
Visit to Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is recognised
as the ‘Rice bowl of India’ as rice is the major crop grown over here. Its
percentage is as high as 75 per cent in comparison to other crops grown in
South-India. The chief cities are Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Vishakhapatnam.
The most popular and most visited places in the state are Araku Valley, Belum
Caves, Charminar, Golkonda Fort, Hussain Sagar Lake, Osman Sagar(Gandipet)
Lake, Salar Jung Museum, Statue of Buddha on the Hussain Sagar Lake and
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple. As far as food is concerned, Andhra Pradesh is
famous for its mouth-watering world class dishes such as fish curry, Hyderabadi
Biryani, brinjal curry, and Gongura pachadi. However, Kuchipudi is the popular
classical dance form of this state.
Visit to Karnataka
Submerge your inner self
into the peaceful beauty of one of the major state of South India. Karnataka
has considerably given an upswing to both forms of Indian classical music, the
Carnatic (Karnataka Music) and Hindustani civilizations. There are several
things to see in Karnataka such as picturesque parks, historical places and tranquil
backwaters and modern technological centres. The prevalent visited cities in
the state are Bangalore (Bengaluru), Mysore and Mangalore. Here most attractive
destinations to visit are Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple, Bandipur National
Park, Bangalore Palace, Mysore Palace and Mysore Dusshera.
Visit to Kerala
Kerala is a very popular tourist
hot spot. This place is well known for its calm backwaters ideal for houseboat
cruising, Ayurvedic therapies, extended expanses of golden beaches, tropical
greenery, romantic honeymoon places, aromatic spice and tea gardens and surplus
flora and fauna in the several wildlife parks. The famous towns for excursions
are Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram), Cochin (Kochi), Munnar Hill station,
Alleppy. Most of the tourists prefer the following places to explore Kerala
completely: Charai Beach Chinese Fishing Nets, Jew Street, Kovalam Beach, Mattancherry
Padmanabha Swamy Temple and Varkala Beach.
Visit to Tamilnadu
Tamil Nadu is an abode to several
natural possessions, great outstanding Hindu temples of Dravidian style, hill posts,
beach routes, multi-religious pilgrimage sites. It is recognized as the 'temple
state of India'. The most popular cities to be explored here are Chennai, Kanyakumari
(Nagercoil), Ooty (Ootacamund) Hill Station, Kodaikanal Hill Station and Rameshwaram
Temple. Kanchipuram and Rameshwaram are among the very famous pilgrim spots.
Visit to Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Pondicherry (Puducherry)
is a Union Territory of India, sited at the coastline of the Bay of Bengal.
Pondicherry is also recognised as a learning centre of southern India, having numerous
engineering, law, medical sciences, and agricultural colleges. It is well-known
for its churches, temples and exotic beaches.
Visit to Lakshadweep Islands
Lakshadweep is also identified
as ‘A hundred thousand islands. This island is situated in the Arabian Sea. As
many as ten Islands are populated including Agatti, Amini, Andrott, Bitra,
Chetlat, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kiltan and Minicoy. One of the major enticements
in the Lakshadweep Islands is the abundance of fisheries items and the extensive
range of fishes from the Arabian Sea. It looks picture-perfect when oceanic
birds fly over the Islands in remarkable ways.
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