8 facts about South India we bet you didn't know!

By MindStick

Around 17 breakfast dishes originated here

South India is home to some of India's richest temples, and Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala is famed for being the world’s richest temple.

Punnathur Kotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala to witness elephants getting massages, taking baths, and being fed!

Coimbatore is known as the Manchester of South India, as 35% of the entire cotton in India is grown here.

India occupies the top spot for producing spices in the world, and most of the spices are grown in South India.

Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka are the states where coconut trees are cultivated extensively, and produced in large quantities.

Around 18 dynasties ruled South India including cholas

The origin of Koh-i-Noor diamond was in Golkonda in Andhra Pradesh, during the rule of Kakatiya dynasty, mined from the Rayalaseema diamond mine

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