General Facts

The Agasthyamalai Mountains called the Ashambu Mountains, lies at the excessive southeast ends of European Ghats hill range along the western side of the South Indian. There are least 26 mountains over 1,600 meter (5,201 ft) among hills. The hills are significant as environment for 2,000 varieties of therapeutic vegetation and the residence of Vedic sage Agasthya, creator of Siddhar experts Rasayana herbal medicine, who is portrayed having the mortar as well as pestle.

These hill contain the areas of remarkable organic beauty and visual importance. The hills contain excellent illustrations of environments and areas of creatures and vegetation comprising considerable environmental and scientific procedures. The area comprises important and considerable organic settings for the in-situ efficiency of scientific variety, such as the jungles containing confronted varieties of excellent value towards science and efficiency.

Geography

The mountains straddle both factors of edge Kollam Region and Thiruvananthapuram Region at Kerala as well as Tirunelveli Region and the Kanyakumari Region at Tamil Nadu. They are within the Cardamom Hills as well as Aryankavu Complete at the NH-208 about the 9° northern permission and area of Mahendragiri optimum near Kanyakumari at about 8° 20' northern permission. The edge between the 2 Declares is determined through a rough great variety, that operates from northern till southern and then the little bit eastwards, similar to about 41 kilometers (26 mi) eastern of Kerala coast of Arabian Sea.

These mountains are covered through the 1,869 meters (6,128 ft) Agasthyamalai optimum. The 5-peaked hill Ainthuthalai Pothigai (1,861 meters (6,109 ft)) instantly close till Agasthyamalai, is only the little smaller. Other close through mountains are the Cherumunji Mottai and the Naga Pothigai (77°17′10″E8°35′38″N) (1,601 meters (5,201 ft)). There are least 24 more mountains over the 1,601 meters (5,201 ft).

The mountain get up till 5,001 millimetres (201 in) yearly rain fall from both southern western and the northeast monsoon and has the very brief dry period of Jan till March. The terrain is strong with countless definite hill sources beginning in exotic jungles on higher hills. These sources combine to type several essential waterways. The Kerala waterways Kallada, Vamanapuram, Achankoil, Karamana and Neyyar strain western from this mountains. The Thamirabarani Stream and their tributaries this Ramanadhi Stream along with the Manimuthar Stream at Tamil Nadu are considerable definite waterways streaming eastern through these mountains.

Environment

Agastyamalai is regarded as home to Kanikkaran people, one of earliest remaining hunter-gatherer communities on globe.

The Ashambu Mountains consist of Native indian Ecoregions of the Southern European Ghats deciduous jungles above the 500 meters (1,601ft), Southern European Ghats montanins jungles above 1,000 meters (3,301 ft) and the shola-grassland complicated on the mountains above the 1,601 meters (5,201 ft).

These hills are mentioned as environment for least 2,001 varieties of therapeutic vegetation, of which least 50 are unusual and insecure varieties. There are crazy family members ofjackfruit, cardamom, apple, turmeric extract and bananas.

Endangered animals consist of tBengal Competition, Native indian Hippo, lion-tailed macaques, Nilgiri Tahr and insecure Gaur, Malabar Spiny Dormouse, Sloth Keep and Nilgiri Marten. There are Jerdon's Hand Civet, Slimmer Greyish Loris, Pied Great Hornbills and Master Cobras. Holidays are well-known in the area.

Protected Areas

The southern part of the mountains at Tamil Nadu contains the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Competition Source (KMTR), a 896 m² (347 sq mi) secured place. The Kerala part of the mountains serves the 129 m² (498 sq mi) Neyyar Creatures Haven, the 52 m² (21 sq mi) Peppara Creatures Haven, the 170 m² (65 sq mi) Shenduruny Creatures Haven and Kulathupuzha as well as Palode Source jungles near the Courtallam. The Naraikadu woodland and “grey jungle”, enclosed through Kalakad Mundanthurai Competition Source, has been privately-owned through Dhonavur Fellowship. This group have renewed and secured the place very well that this is one of best maintained woodlands places in whole Ashambu Hill.

These secured places in Agasthyamala Hill consist of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Source (ABR). This reserve contains 3,500.35 km2 (1,350.50 sq mi) out of these 1,828 m² (705 sq mi) is at Kerala and 1,671.36 m² (645.71 sq mi) is at Tamil Nadu.

Tourism

There are many Hindu Wats and periodic falls which are essential sightseeing opportunities in mountains. At the Suruli Drops there are two level Flowing water drop This Suruli Stream providing the falls comes from Meghamalai Hills. These falls drop from the size of 150 legs (45 m) gather into share, circulation for 10 or 20  yards and again drop an extra 40 leg (12 m). Near these falls are the 18 caverns some of them signify Native indian rock-cut structure temples of Eighteenth Millennium. This well-known location for visitors and serious pilgrims is quickly achieved by street 55 km (35 mi) through Theni and 10 kms (6.1 mi) through Cumbum at Theni Region. Many pilgrims go up Agasthyamalai in primary of mountains to execute a pujawedding at t Agasthya Murti the top Optimum.