The Biligiri Hills (White mountains in the Kannada language), also known as the Biligiri Ranga's Hills, are a range of hills in southern India. The Biligiris run east-west, connecting to the Western Ghats range on the west end, and ending at the Cauvery River to the east. The ridgeline forms the boundary between Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka state to the north, and Erode District of Tamil Nadu to the south. Peaks include Kattari Betta at 1816 meters. Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ... Chamrajnagar is a district in southern Karnataka, bordering Tamil Nadu. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Erode District is one of the 30 districts of Tamil Nadu State, in southeastern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

The Biligiris are covered with dry broadleaf forest, part of the South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests ecoregion. The forests range from scrub forests at lower elevations, degraded by over-use, to the tall deciduous forests typical of the ecoregion, to stunted shola forests and montane grasslands at the highest elevations, which exceed 1800 meters. The forests form an important wildlife corridor between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, linking the largest populations of Asian Elephants and tigers in southern India. The forests of the Biligiris are part of the Sathyamangalam Territorial Forest Division. The Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple lies in Chamrajangar district, on the north slope of the Biligiris. A wildlife sanctuary of 322.4 sq km was created around the temple on 27 June 1974, and enlarged to 539.52 sq km on 14 January 1987. Coffee and teak plantations cover much of the lower slopes. Introduction Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests is a biome located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. ... The South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests is an ecoregion of southern India. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Deciduous forest after leaf fall Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ... Shola is a type of high-altitude stunted evergreen forest found in southern India. ... Montane grasslands and shrublands is biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. ... The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains, eroded and cut through by the four major rivers of southern India, the Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri. ... Binomial name Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is a species of elephant formerly known as the Indian Elephant. ... Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family, one of four big cats that belong to the Panthera genus. ... Sathyamangalam or Satyamangalam is a town in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coffee beans and a cup of coffee Coffee as a drink, usually served hot, is prepared from the roasted seeds (beans) of the coffee plant. ... Binomial name Tectona grandis Teak is a tropical hardwood tree, with the botanic name Tectona grandis, family Verbenaceae. ...