Malaya Mountains

Malaya Mountains

The Malaya Mountains were a range of mountains that were mentioned in the Matsya Purana, the Kurma Purana, and the epics of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. These mountains are believed to have formed the Southernmost part (Southwards starting from the Mangalore region) of the Western Ghats, between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, while the Northern part of the same was called the Sahya Mountains. The peaks of these Malaya mountains are higher than those of the Sahya Mountains. The Anaimalai and Nilgiri form some of its higher ranges. Believably in the Ramayana and Mahabharata ages, and later in the period of recorded History, it might have been the junction of the Chera and Pandya Kingdoms.


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