--- title: " 8 facts about South India we bet you didn't know!" description: "South India is full of wonder, colour, history, culture, and everything beautiful in between! From hills to beaches here's 8 facts about South India" author: "Abhishek Sen" published: 2022-11-14 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1568/nbsp-8-facts-about-south-india-we-bet-you-didn-t-know category: "travel" tags: ["South india", "travel", "south indian facts", "travelling"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- #  8 facts about South India we bet you didn't know! ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/c552377f-a1d9-4053-ad34-40c6b6133bc7.jpeg) ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/6b930caf-04ac-4c5e-9eb8-5eb77a4ccac6.jpeg) Around 17 breakfast dishes originated here ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/bed07256-e6d0-42f0-adaf-3fcf6c6bdf63.jpeg) 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. ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/c552377f-a1d9-4053-ad34-40c6b6133bc7.jpeg) Punnathur Kotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala to witness elephants getting massages, taking baths, and being fed! ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/9ec3e699-ca5c-44b3-b8a2-231b70d5740e.jpeg) Coimbatore is known as the Manchester of South India, as 35% of the entire cotton in India is grown here. ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/52ac12b3-0515-4584-8e83-842d422aea85.jpeg) India occupies the top spot for producing spices in the world, and most of the spices are grown in South India. ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/02c36449-256a-43eb-8b73-cbe254acd738.jpeg) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka are the states where coconut trees are cultivated extensively, and produced in large quantities. ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/b9807d6d-4779-4abc-b472-1758c399b11d.jpeg) Around 18 dynasties ruled South India including cholas ![8 facts about South India we bet you didn t know](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/162172b4-b119-4872-8266-59a7c651fc32/images/9ee61454-da85-4c30-828c-ff1ad444b846.jpeg) 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 --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1568/nbsp-8-facts-about-south-india-we-bet-you-didn-t-know Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.