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The Palani Hills (Tamil:பழநி மலை, Malayalam: പളനി മല) are a mountain range in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in South India. [1]

34 relations: Anaimalai Hills, Anamudi, Cardamom Hills, Cumbum Valley, Deciduous, Dindigul district, Ecoregion, Evergreen, Hill station, History of Kodaikanal, Idukki district, India, Kartikeya, Kaveri, Kerala, Kodaikanal, Kongu Nadu, Malayalam, Montane ecosystems, Montane grasslands and shrublands, Non-governmental organization, Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, Palani Murugan temple, Rainforest, Shola, South India, South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, South Western Ghats montane rain forests, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Theni district, Vaigai River, Vandaravu, Western Ghats.

Anaimalai Hills

The Anamala or Anaimalai Hills, also known as the Elephant Mountains, are the range of mountains that form the southern portion of the Western Ghats and span the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in Southern India.

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Anamudi

Anamudi (ആനമുടി) is a mountain located in the Indian state of Kerala.

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Cardamom Hills

The Cardamom Hills or Yela Mala are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in southeast Kerala and southwest Tamil Nadu in South India.

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Cumbum Valley

Cumbum Valley, also called Kambam Valley, is a valley in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu state in India near the Kerala state border.This is the most fertile valley in south India, The valley includes lands between Thekkadi Hills, Varusanadu Hills, and Kodaikanal Hills.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/) means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Dindigul district

Dindigul district is an administrative region in the south of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Ecoregion

An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than an ecozone.

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Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen is a plant that has leaves throughout the year, always green.

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Hill station

A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley.

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History of Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal (கொடைக்கானல்) is a city and a Taluk division of Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Idukki district

Idukki is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state, India, created on 26January 1972.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Kartikeya

Kartikeya (IAST), also known as Murugan, Skanda, Kumara, and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war.

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Kaveri

Kaveri (anglicized as Cauvery), also referred as Ponni, is an Indian river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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Kerala

Kerala is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast.

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Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is a city near to Palani in the hills of the Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Kongu Nadu

Kongu Nadu is a region and aspirant state of India comprising the western part of the Tamil Nadu.

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Malayalam

Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken across the Indian state of Kerala by the Malayali people and it is one of 22 scheduled languages of India.

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Montane ecosystems

Montane ecosystems refers to any ecosystem found in mountains.

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Montane grasslands and shrublands

Montane grasslands and shrublands is a biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

The Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park is a proposed protected area in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu State South India.

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Palani Murugan temple

Palani Arulmigu Shri Dhandayuthapani temple is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan.

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Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with annual rainfall in the case of tropical rainforests between, and definitions varying by region for temperate rainforests.

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Shola

Sholas are the local name for patches of stunted tropical montane forest found in valleys amid rolling grassland in the higher montane regions of South India.

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South India

South India is the area encompassing the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry, occupying 19% of India's area.

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South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests

The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southern India.

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South Western Ghats montane rain forests

The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (• tamiḻ nāḍu ? literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India.

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Tamil Nadu Forest Department

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department was established as the Madras Forest Department in 1855 by Dr Hugh Francis Cleghorn, "the father of scientific forestry in India".

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Theni district

Theni District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in South India.

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Vaigai River

The Vaigai is a river in Theni, Andipatti and Madurai, Tamil Nadu state of southern India.

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Vandaravu

Vandaravu is the highest peak in the Palani hills (Western Ghats) in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Western Ghats

Western Ghats also known as Sahyadri (Benevolent Mountains) is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, located entirely in India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palani_Hills

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