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Malnad (Kannada: ಮಲೆನಾಡು) (an English word for Malenadu in Kannada, male means 'rain' and nadu means 'land') is a region of Karnataka state in South India. Malnad covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, roughly 100 kilometers in width. The flatlands of the Deccan plateau, being north Karnataka and old Mysore, lie to the east. The Kodagu (Coorg) region lies to the south. To the west, between the Ghats and the Arabian Sea, lies the Tulu Nadu region of the Malabar coast. Malnad covers portions of Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Uttara Kannada, and Hassan districts. 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. ...
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. ...
KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
South India is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as South Indians. ...
The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ...
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. ...
Deccan Plateau Deccan tableland The Deccan Plateau (Hindi: डेकन,दकà¥à¤¶à¤¿à¤£ ), is an elevated area making up the whole of the southern India tableland and extenting over eight states. ...
The Mysore region is an unofficial region that is part of Karnataka state in southern India. ...
Location of the Kodagu district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ...
Map of the Arabian Sea. ...
Dakshina Kannada, also called South Kannada, South Kanara, or South Canara, is a district of Indias Karnataka state. ...
Malabar Coast, Kerala Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala The Malabar Coast also known as the Malabarian Coast, is a long and narrow south-western shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. ...
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Vidyasankara temple in Shringeri. ...
Location of Uttara Kannada district with respect to the other districts of Karnataka. ...
Hassan (or Has-Sun) is an Arabic name given to males. ...
Geography The hills of Malnad are richly forested, and coffee is grown in great abundance. Mudigere, Sakleshpura, Aldur, Devarunda (also called Devavrunda), Balehonnur and Thannodi are towns in the coffee-growing region. Mullayanagiri, at 6,317 feet, is the highest peak in Karnataka. Kemmangundi at 4,702 feet above sea level, is a popular hill station, and was a favorite retreat of Mysore's former Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. Kalhatti Falls, 10 km from Kemmangundi, has a drop of 122 meters. Gangamoola peak, 10 km from the town of Kudremukh, is revered as the source of the Bhadra, Nethravathi and Tunga rivers. Mudigere is also famous as the birthplace of the Hoysala dynasty. Hoysala, the founder of the dynasty, was born in the small village of Angadi. A cup of coffee Workers sorting and pulping coffee beans in Guatemala Coffee is a widely consumed beverage prepared from the roasted seeds—commonly referred to as beans—of the coffee plant. ...
Mudigere is a panchayat town in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Sakleshpura is a small town in the district of Hassan, Karnataka, South India. ...
David Eddings fantasy saga The Belgariad, and the later works that share the setting (The Malloreon, Belgarath the Sorcerer, Polgara the Sorceress), describes a pantheon of seven gods. ...
Mullayanagiri (Kannada: ಮà³à²³à³à²³à²¯à³à²¯à²¨à²—ಿರಿ ) (also spelt Mullayangiri or Mullainagiri), is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. ...
It has been suggested that Kemmannagundi be merged into this article or section. ...
Kalimpong town as viewed from a distant hill. ...
Mysore or Maisūru (Kannada: ) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Who was this philosopher-king, who was seen by Paul Brunton as living the ideal described in Plato’s Republic, who had been compared to the Emperor Ashoka by the English statesman Lord Samuel, and who was termed Rajarishi by Mahatma Gandhi? H.H. Maharaja Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, known...
Kudremukh is a small town in Chikamangalore District of Karnataka, India. ...
The Bhadra River is a river in Karnataka state in southern India. ...
Nethravathi River or Nethravathy River has its origins at Gangamoola at Samse in Chikmagalur district. ...
The Tunga is a river in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Mudigere is a panchayat town in Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ...
The Western Ghats are an area of great biodiversity, and is one of Conservation International's biodiversity hotspots. Bhadra Game Sanctuary in Muthodi is one of India's Project Tiger sanctuaries. Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity is the variation of taxonomic life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. ...
Conservation International (CI) is a nonprofit organization headquarted in Washington, D.C., that seeks to protect Earths biodiversity hotspots, high-biodiversity wilderness areas as well as important marine regions around the globe. ...
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The Royal Bengal Tiger. ...
Climate The malnad region is humid and has an annual rainfall of 1000 to 3800mm.[1]
Notes - ^ Climate and Rainfall - Karnataka. Retrieved on 2006 December 18.
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In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ...
External links - Elephant attacks spread fear in Malnad region
- Coming home to Malnad
- Nyctibatrachus major in Malnad, India
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| | Rivers | Bhadra River | Bhima River | Chalakkudi River | Chittar River | Godavari River | Kabini River | Kali River | Kallayi River | Kaveri River | Koyana | Krishna | Krishna River | Kundali River | Mahabaleshwar | Malaprabha River | Manimuthar River | Netravati River | Pachaiyar River | Parambikulam River | Pennar River | Saraswati | Savitri | Sharavathi River | Tambaraparani River | Tapti River | Tunga River | Venna The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ...
This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ...
The Bhadra River is a river in Karnataka state in southern India. ...
The Bhima River is a river in western India. ...
Chalakkudy River or Chalakkudy Puzha runs through Chalakkudy town which is the Thrissur District of Kerala state in south India. ...
Chittar River and its five tributaries and numerous other contributing streams originate in the Courtallam hills of Tirunelveli District in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. ...
The Godavari River, adjacent to the town of Kovvur This article is about Godavari River in India. ...
The Kabini or Kabani is a river of southern India. ...
The Kali River originates from the Greater Himalayas at Kalapaani at an altitude of 3600 m, in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand, India. ...
Kallayi River is one of the rivers in Kerala, India. ...
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Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृषà¥à¤£ in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism. ...
The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). ...
Kundaly dam in Munnar Kundali River is a river originating in the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra and flowing into the Upper Bhima River Basin. ...
On the outskirts of Mahabaleshwar, towards Panchgani. ...
The Malaprabha River is a tributory of the Krishna River and flows through the state of Karnataka in India. ...
Manimuthar River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District of the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. ...
The Netravati River (or Nethravathi River) has its origins at Gangamoola at Samse in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. ...
Pachaiyar River originates on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats approximately 1000 meters above sea level in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. ...
Parambikulam River, one of four tributaries of the Chalakkudi River,[1] originates in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. ...
The Penner (also Pennar, Penna or Penneru) is a river of southern India. ...
For the Vedic river, see Saraswati River. ...
Savitri and similar spellings represent various Sanskrit words and names:- Savitri, with all vowels short, is a (confusing) Roman-phonetic spelling of the Vedic Hindu sun god Savitr. ...
Sharavathi is a river in India. ...
Tambaraparani River, in the past called Tambaraparani, originates on the eastern slopes of Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District of the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. ...
The Tapti River (also Tapi River) is a river of central India. ...
The Tunga is a river in the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
| | Regions | Goa gap | Palghat Gap The Palakkad Gap is a low pass through the Western Ghats ranges of southern India, linking Palakkad District of Kerala state with Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu. ...
| | Hills | Agastya Malai | Anamudi | Banasura Peak | Biligirirangan Hills | Biligirirangans | Chembra Peak | Desh Maharashtra region | Doddabetta | Gangamoola peak | Harishchandragad | Kalsubai | Kemmangundi | Konkan | Kudremukh | Mahabaleshwar | Malabar | Malnad | Mullayanagiri | Mullayanagiri | Nandi Hills | Nilgiri Hills | Sahyadri | Shevaroys | Taramati | Tirumala Range | Vellarimala The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain, in a limited area. ...
A view of the Agasthyarkoodam from the base Agastya Malai (Agastyakoodam), a peak of 1868 m in the Western Ghats. ...
The Anai Mudi is the highest peak in the Cardamom Hills in Kerala, India, in the southern region of Eravikulam National Park. ...
The Biligiri Hills (White mountains in the Kannada language), also known as the Biligiri Rangas Hills, are a range of hills in southern India. ...
The Biligirirangans are a forested hill range near Mysore, India. ...
Chembra Peak (2100m) Wayanad , Kerala Chembra Peak is the highest peak in Wayanad District, Kerala at 2100m. ...
Desh (hindi:देश) Derived from Sanskrit word (देशः) this word means country In the context of the history of Maharashtra, the Marathi people, and of the Maratha Empire or Maratha Confederacy, founded by Shivaji as the Hindawi Swaraj (Hindu Free State), Desh is an abbreviation...
Doddabetta is the highest mountain in The Nilgiris, at 2623 meters. ...
Harishchandragad is a hill fort in the Ahmednagar region of India. ...
Kalsubai is the highest mountain of the Sahyadris in India. ...
It has been suggested that Kemmannagundi be merged into this article or section. ...
A typical view of the Konkan, consisting of white-sand beaches and palm trees (mostly coconut and betel nut). ...
Kudremukh is a small town in Chikamangalore District of Karnataka, India. ...
On the outskirts of Mahabaleshwar, towards Panchgani. ...
Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാരàµâ€ ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, and comprising the northern half of the state of Kerala. ...
Mullayanagiri (Kannada: ಮà³à²³à³à²³à²¯à³à²¯à²¨à²—ಿರಿ ) (also spelt Mullayangiri or Mullainagiri), is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. ...
Mullayanagiri (Kannada: ಮà³à²³à³à²³à²¯à³à²¯à²¨à²—ಿರಿ ) (also spelt Mullayangiri or Mullainagiri), is the highest peak in Karnataka, India. ...
View of Nandi hills from Nandi town at the base. ...
Map of The Nilgiris district The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains are a range of mountains and a district in the south-Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ...
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. ...
Shavaroys is the anglicised name for the Servarayan range of hills rising above the town of Salem in Tamilnadu, India. ...
Vellarimala is a mountain hill stations in Kerala, India. ...
| | Waterfalls | Abbey Falls | Chunchanakatte Falls | Gokak Falls | Jog Falls | Kalhatti Falls | Sathodi Falls | Sivasamudram Falls Abbey Falls Abbey Falls (also Abbi Falls) is in Madikeri District in the Western Ghats in the state of Karnataka, India. ...
Chunchanakatte Falls on the river Kaveri is near the village of Chunchanakatte in Mysore district, Karnataka, India. ...
Gokak falls [Gokak tq six km from Gokak], located right on main road is a celebrated tourist centre in the district. ...
Jog Falls (Kannada-ಜೋಗ ಜಲಪಾತ ) are one of the highest waterfalls in India, located in [[Near Sagar] of Karnataka state. ...
About 32 kms. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Shivanasamudra. ...
| | Dependent states | Goa | Gujarat | Karnataka | Kerala | Maharashtra | Tamil Nadu Goa (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: गोवा govÄ; Portuguese: Goa) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ...
GujarÄtlanguage|GujarÄtÄ«]]: , IPA: , ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...
KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
Kerala ( ; Malayalam: കേരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤° , English: , IPA: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
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