District des NilgirisThe Nilgiris district (நீலகிரி மாவட்டம்) is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri (Blue Mountains) is the name given to a range of mountains spread across the borders among the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Their highest point is the mountain of Doddabetta, height 2,637 m. The district is contained mainly within the Nilgiri Mountains range.
Pathanamthitta (district)Pathanamthitta est un des quatorze districts de l'état du Kérala en Inde du Sud. Il a été formé le . Son chef-lieu est la ville de Pathanamthitta. Au recensement de 2001 sa population était de habitants pour une superficie de . C'est un district à prédominance agricole. Les productions principales y sont la noix de coco, le caoutchouc, le riz, le poivre et le thé. Le paysage de collines et l'humidité élevée en font une région adaptée aux plantations d'hévéas et de théiers.
District de MysoreMysore district, officially Mysuru district, is an administrative district located in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mysore division.Chamarajanagar District was carved out of the original larger Mysore District in the year 1998. The district is bounded by Chamrajanagar district to the southeast, Mandya district to the east and northeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu district to the west, and Hassan district to the north.
KalpettaKalpetta is a major City,Town and municipality in the Wayanad district, state of Kerala, India. Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad district, as well as the headquarters of Vythiri taluk. It is a bustling town surrounded by dense coffee and tea plantations and mountains. It lies on the Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway NH 766 (formerly NH 212) at an altitude of about 780 m above sea level. Kalpetta is 72 km from Kozhikode and 140 km from Mysore.
Thalassery cuisineThe Thalassery cuisine refers to the distinct cuisine from Thalassery town of northern Kerala, which has blended in Arabian, Persian, Indian and European styles of cooking as a result of its long history as a maritime trading post. Thalassery is known for its Tellicherry biryani (in local dialect, biri-yaa-ni). Unlike other biryani dishes Thalassery biryani is made using kaima/jeerakasala, an Indian aromatic rice instead of the usual basmati rice.
MalappuramMalappuram (മലപ്പുറം en Malayalam) est la quatrième plus grande ville du Kerala située en Inde. La cité est le centre du district éponyme, elle est gérée par un conseil municipal. La rivière Kadalundi irrigue la ville. La ville est reliée par la NH-213 et la NH-17, par le rail avec les gares de Angadipuram (17km de distance), les gares de Parappanangadi et Tirur (situées à ) aux grandes villes d'Inde. L'Aéroport international Calicut est une porte d'entrée de la ville.
Kodava peopleThe Kodava people or Kodavas or Codavas are an ethno-linguistic group from the region of Kodagu in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, who natively speak the Kodava language. They are traditionally land-owning agriculturists and patrilineal, with martial customs. Kodavas worship ancestors and weapons. They used to worship swords, bows, arrows and later guns. Hence, Kodavas are the only ones in India permitted to carry firearms without a license.
KadathanaduKadathanadu (Vatakara) was a former feudatory (of Kolathunad) city-state in present-day Kerala, on the Malabar Coast. The region is most known for being the area where the events of the Vadakkan Pattukal, a set of warrior ballads from Kerala, took place, and for being one of the heartlands of Kerala's native martial art, Kalarippayattu. Geographically, Kadathanadu is situated to the south of Thalassery and north of Koyilandy on the Malabar coast, beside the historical Kottakkal river.
