Location
South India, surrounded by three oceans, is a region of overwhelming grandeur and pristine beauty. Separated from north India by the Vindhya mountain range, the south comprises Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and much of the nation's coastline. The south Indian peninsula is doubly separated by the Arabian Sea and Western Ghats on the west and the Bay of Bengal and Eastern Ghats on the East.
South India is a place of poised tranquility. This is a land of temples, a land of the devout, the profusion of jasmine and 'kanakambaram' flowers and the soft beat of distant drums as yet another festival starts...
In spite of the seeming similarity, each State has different scenery, festivals, architecture and subtle cultural variations to offer, each State in its own right a fascinating tourist destination. Pondicherry and Lakshadweep are again utterly different from the four traditional States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. The leitmotif of southern culture is its tapestry of magnificent temple architecture going back to the 6th century, the unaltered traditions of food, religion and lifestyle, handicrafts, heritage of sandalwood, silk, rosewood and brass, and of course the grandeur of classical dance and music.
South India - A Heritage of Centuries
The delightful south; almost untouched by invasions throughout its history, the Indian heritage is more intact here than in other regions of the country. This is a land of temples, a land of the devout where new wonders await - the profusion of orange flowers, the shade of the banyan tree, and the soft beat of distant drums as yet another festival starts...Major Attractions
Some of the most visited tourist attractions In South India are :
Monuments in South India
- Jewish Synagogue
- Rock Fort Temple
- Gol Gumbaz
- Mysore Palace
- Guruvayoor Temple
- Meenakshi Temple
- Tirupati Tirumala Balaji
- Kalpathy Temple
- Aaranmula Boat Race
- Onam
- Pongal Festival
- Karthigai Deepam
- Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
- Kunthakulam Bird Sanctury
- Crocodile Bank
- Kerala's houseboat
- Kerala Backwater
