South India

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South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of area. South India lies in the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is bounded by the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal in the west, south and east respectively. The geography of the region is diverse, encompassing two mountain ranges — the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats and a plateau heartland. Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra and Kaveri rivers are important non-perennial sources of water. Inhabitants of South India are referred to as South Indians.

[edit] Geographic places

Borra Caves in the Ananthagiri Hills, Andhra Pradesh

Paddy fields as seen from a train in Kuttanad basin

Kovalam beach in Kerala

Botanical Gardens in Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in the Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu

[edit] People and life style

Srikalahasti procession in Andhra Pradesh	Temple elephants in Tirupat, Andhra Pradesh	Lambani woman in Bangalore, Karnataka	Odissi dancer in Karnataka
Fishing nets in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala	House Boat in Kerala Backwaters	Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu	Krishna's Butterball in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

[edit] Historical scence

Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Chamundeswari Temple near Chamundi, Karnatka

Cochin Jewish Inscription in Kochi, Kerala

Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu