Important Landmarks of South India

1) Western ghats

The Western Ghats perform important hydrological and watershed functions. Approximately 245
million people live in the peninsular Indian states that receive most of their water supply from rivers
originating in the Western Ghats. Thus, the soil and water of this region sustain the livelihoods of
millions of people.

2) Tirupati Balaji

Tirupati Temple. ... Built on the Venkata Hill, which is a part of the famous Seshachalam Hills, Tirupati Temple is
considered as one of the holiest shrines by the Hindus. According to a legend, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of Sri
Venkateswara to save mankind from the adversities of Kali Yuga.

3)Mysore

Tirupati Temple. ... Built on the Venkata Hill, which is a part of the famous Seshachalam Hills, Tirupati Temple
is considered as one of the holiest shrines by the Hindus. According to a legend, Lord Vishnu assumed the form
of Sri Venkateswara to save mankind from the adversities of Kali Yuga.
 4) Charminar

Tirupati Temple. ... Built on the Venkata Hill, which is a part of the famous Seshachalam Hills, Tirupati Temple
is considered as one of the holiest shrines by the Hindus. According to a legend, Lord Vishnu assumed the form
of Sri Venkateswara to save mankind from the adversities of Kali Yuga.

5) OOTY

Tirupati Temple. ... Built on the Venkata Hill, which is a part of the famous Seshachalam Hills, Tirupati Temple is
considered as one of the holiest shrines by the Hindus. According to a legend, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of Sri
Venkateswara to save mankind from the adversities of Kali Yuga.

6) COIMBATORE

Coimbatore is a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. To the northwest is the centuries-old, Dravidian-style
Arulmigu Subramaniyaswami Temple, Marudamalai. The colorful and intricately carved Arulmigu Patteeswarar
Swamy Temple lies southeast of here. In the center, the Gass Forest Museum has a huge collection of preserved
animals and tree trunks. Southeast, birds and butterflies inhabit Singanallur Lake.
 7) RAMESHWARAM

Rameswaram is significant for many Hindus as a pilgrimage to Varanasi is considered to be incomplete

without a pilgrimage to Rameswaram. The town along with the Ramanathaswamy temple is one of the
holiest Hindu Char Dham (four divine sites) sites comprising Badrinath, Puri and Dwarka.

08) VARKALA

Varkala is a town in the south Indian state of Kerala. It’s on the Arabian Sea and known for Varkala
Beach, backed by palm-covered red cliffs. Just south, Papanasam Beach is believed to have holy waters.
On a nearby hill, the ancient Janardanaswamy Temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site dedicated to Vishnu.
Farther inland, the Sivagiri Mutt monument memorializes the social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, who
is buried here.

09) BANGALORE

Bengaluru (also called Bangalore) is the capital of India's southern Karnataka state. The center of India's high-
tech industry, the city is also known for its parks and nightlife. By Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha is a Neo-
Dravidian legislative building. Former royal residences include 19th-century Bangalore Palace, modeled after
England’s Windsor Castle, and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, an 18th-century teak structure.
 10) PERIYAR NATIONAL PARK

Periyar National Park, also known as Periyar Tiger Reserve, is in the mountainous Western Ghats of Kerala,
southern India. This wildlife sanctuary is home to tigers and a significant elephant population, as well as rare
lion-tailed macaques, sambar deer, leopards and Indian bison. In the park's north, Periyar Lake is popular for
boat rides. Farther north, spice plantations surround the town of Kumily.

11) KOVALAM BEACH

Kovalam is a small coastal town in the southern Indian state of Kerala, south of Thiruvananthapuram. At the
southern end of Lighthouse Beach is a striped lighthouse with a viewing platform. Palm-backed beaches also
include Hawa Beach and Samudra Beach. Heading south, Vizhinjam Juma Masjid mosque overlooks the busy
fishing harbor. Inland, Sagarika Marine Research Aquarium displays technology used in pearl production.

11) KANYAKUMARI
 Kanyakumari is a coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu on India's southern tip. Jutting into the Laccadive
Sea, the town was known as Cape Comorin during British rule and is popular for watching sunrise and
sunset over the ocean. It's also a noted pilgrimage site thanks to its Bagavathi Amman Temple, dedicated to a
consort of Shiva, and its Our Lady of Ransom Church, a center of Indian Catholicism.

12) RAMSETU

Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of limestone shoals, between
Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and
Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.