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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Vindhya Range

Ancient hills dividing North and South India โ€” the cultural watershed of the subcontinent

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Key Facts

1

Roughly 1,050 km along the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau

2

Ancient cultural divide between North India (Indo-Gangetic plain) and South India (Deccan)

3

Son, Narmada and Tapti rivers originate here; dense forests home to tigers and leopards

In Hindu mythology, Vindhya mountains once challenged the Himalayas โ€” stopped by sage Agastya

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian Geography

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

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1800

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Ancient hills dividing North and South India โ€” the cultural watershed of the subcontinent