The Sahayadri or Western Ghats line the western coast of India for about 2000 km

The shape of many hills reveal their volcanic origin

The mountains extend from dry decidious forests in the North to slush evergreen rainforests in the South. It's a global hotspot of biological divesity

The high ranges elevate more than 2000 m and experience continuous rain for four months during the monsoon season

The moist climate of the southern ranges supports plantations of tea and coffee

In South India people venerate snakes in snakestones