South India

First Online: July 01, 2001
Last Updated: June 13, 2013

Map Showing the The Deccan Plateau and South India

The term "Deccan" comes from the Sanskrit word dakshina, meaning "the south". The Deccan Plateau encompasses the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Most of the southern peninsula is a fertile rice growing region. The term Deccan Plateau is sometimes used to indicate the region south of the Narmada river, and to include parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat,  and Madhya Pradesh states.

Topics on South India

Jai Karnataka Potpourri of topics on Karnataka's history, people, folklore and arts. Includes sub-sections on Mysore, Karavali, and North Karnataka.	Tamizhakam Pictures and stories from the state of Tamil Nadu; includes a citation database of latest research.
Telugu Desam Telugu monuments, history and art come together in this new section on Andhra Pradesh.	Mysore Collection Pictures and artifacts from the old Mysore kingdom. Includes pictures of Mysore city, its museums, and gardens.
Food Habits of Vijayanagara Times Research paper explores the food habits of Indians during the Vijayanagar times, using references in period literature, archaeology, and travelogues.	Amriteshwara Temple All the Hindu mythologies come alive in this lesser known Hoysala temple of Tarikere town.

• The Mysore Palace
• Adil Shah Playing the Musical Instrument of Tamboor
• African Indian Merchant from a Dakhani Miniature
• Amba Vilas Palace, Mysore
• Amriteshwara Temple
• Art and Architecture of Rashtrakutas
• The Art of Lepakshi
• The Art of Lepakshi: Ordinary People of Lepakshi
• At Royal Court of Mysore
• At the Durbar of Wodeyars
• At the Mysore Durbar
• Audience at Shiva's Wedding
• Battle of Shiva and Arjuna
• Battle Scene
• A Beauty of the Hoysala Period
• The Bountiful State of Andhra Pradesh
• Brothers Veeranna and Virupanna, Lepakshi temple builders
• Chalukya Kings of Badami
• A Chalukyan Miniature Painting
• Chalukyan Art of Badami
• Chalukyan Art of Aihole
• Chalukyas of Kalyan
• Chamaraja Wodeyar with Family
• Chamaraja Wodeyar (1863-94)
• The Chola Dynasty
• Chola Period Sculpture
• Colorful Saree Designs
• A damsel admires herself in a mirror
• Dancing Ganapati, Belur Sculpture
• Deccan Miniature Paintings
• Decorations of Shilabalika of Belur
• Designs from a Pattadakal Temple
• Dueling Soldiers
• Dynasties of the Deccan
• Elephant Stables, Hampi
• A Fakir with a Fan and Turban
• Female Bard from Deccani Painting
• Followers of Lord Shiva
• Fresco from Lepakshi
• A front view of a typical Hoysala temple
• Gajasura Mardaka, God punishing the evil elephant
• The Ganga Dynasty
• Golden Footwear
• Gowri-Rajni Raga
• Hair Bun of a Woman
• Hermit with a Locked Hair
• Hermits Attending Shiva's Marriage
• Horse Decorated with Sages
• Horse Mounted Shivaji
• Hoysala Art and Architecture - Table of Contents
• The Hoysala Dynasty
• Hoysala Emperor Vishnuvardhana and his Queen Shantala
• Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan
• In the Court of Mysore Palace
• Intricately Carved Sculpture of a Dancer, Belur
• Introduction to Hoysala Art and Architecture
• Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar (1919-1974)
• Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar (1919-1974 A.D.)
• Kadamba Kings of Banavasi
• Kannada Letterings, Hoysala Period
• Kannada Literature under the Rashtrakutas
• Karnataka -- Alphabetical Table of Contents
• Keertimukha or "Face of Glory"
• Krishna Rajendra Wodeyar IV
• Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1902-1940)
• Krishnaraj Wodeyar IV
• Lad Khan Temple, Aihole
• A Lady with Raised Hair Bun
• Lepakshi Paintings in Ruins
• Life in Medieval India
• The Lord of Kailash
• Lord Shiva
• Lord Shiva in his Court
• Lotus Mahal of Hampi
• Mahalakshmi in Dance Pose
• Mahanavami Dibba
• Man Offers Ring to Girlfriend
• Map of Kerala State
• Map of South India Showing the States of the Deccan
• Medieval Saree Style
• Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
• Nawab with a Hukka (Pipe)
• The Nayaka Kings
• Nizams of Hyderabad
• Old Mysore Palace, Mysore
• Ornaments of a Lady, Lepakshi painting
• A Painting of Vijayanagar period
• Pallava Art and Architecture
• Pallavas of Kanchi
• The Pandya Kings
• A Pattadkal sculpture
• Pavilions and Sculptures of Mahabalipuram
• Picture of a Maratha Peshwa with his Courtiers
• The Rashrakutas
• Remnants of a Glorious Past
• Research Citations on Hoysala Dynasty
• A Rishi (sage) of Halebidu -- Hoysala sculpture
• Romance of Shiva and Parvati
• The Royal Emblem of Hoysala Kings
• The Ruins of Hampi
• Ruins of Hampi
• Ruins of Vijayanagar Empire
• A rural couple sitting on a cot caress each other
• Sanskrit Literature under the Rashtrakutas
• Saree Design using lines and squares
• The Satavahanas
• A Sculpture of Hayavadana
• Sculpture of Standing Vishnu
• Seductress in Stone
• Shilabalika of Belur
• Shiva and his bull vehicle Nandi
• Shiva and Rawana
• Shiva as Bridegroom
• Shiva Killing an Asura, Badami Sculpture
• Shiva with his bull
• Shiva with Bow and Arrow Shooting the Boar
• Statue of Ugra-Narasimha
• Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur
• Tamizhakam - Tamil Potpourri
• Temples of the Deccan
• Temples of Belur and Halebidu
• Trimurti of Elephanta
• Two women at the Somanath temple, Somanathapur
• Unique Temple of Aihole, 7th Century A.D.
• Vaishnavite Devotee, Lepakshi
• Vasudeva Carrying Infant Krishna Crosses Yamuna River
• Veeranna's Kulavi -- illustration based on a Lepakshi temple mural
• A View of a Cave Complex, Elephanta
• Virupanna's Kulavi with dangling decorations
• The Wodeyars of Mysore
• Woman in sari (Indian drape)
• Woman with Chamara Fan
• Woman with a Pestle at Mortar
• Women assembled to greet Uma-Maheshwara, Lepakshi
• Women at Worship
• Women of Lepakshi

See Also:

• Geographica India