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South India includes major states in peninsular India and the two island groups of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 7 Get around 8 See 8.1 Itineraries 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Stay safe 13 Get out

Regions

• Andaman and Nicobar
• Andhra Pradesh
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Lakshadweep
• Pondicherry
• Tamil Nadu

Cities

• Bangalore - The Garden City, Pub City, Silicon Valley of India, Land of Silk, Gold, Sandal, Incense etc.
• Chennai (Madras) - City of Temples, Home of famous Marina Beach, Automobile Capital of India
• Coimbatore - Manchester of South India
• Hyderabad - Pearl city of India, and part of Silicon Plateau with Bangalore
• Kanniyakumari (Cape Comorin) - The southern most tip of the main land. Sun rise and Sun set here in the sea.
• Kochi (Cochin) - The Queen of the Arabian Sea
• Madurai - City famous for its Meenakshi Amman Temple. It was among the nominees for the new list of 7 wonders of the world for its architecture.
• Mysore - Twin city of Bangalore. Famous for the Royal Palace, Brindavan Gardens.
• Trivandrum - Padmanabhaswami temple. It is the capital of Kerala State.
• Tirupati and Tirumala - Location of the one of the most sacred and opulent Hindu temples in the country.

Other destinations

Understand

Talk

The main language of Karnataka is Kannada. In most of Bangalore and most tourist sites, people will speak English - from a smattering of words to complete fluency. If you drift outside major areas, some people may speak no English, or be too uncertain of their English to speak with you.

However, Karntaka is by no means the only language of the state. The district of Kodagu (Coorg) has its own language (Coorgi). Tulu and Konkani are spoken along the coast. Marathi and Tamil speakers are numerous along the borders with Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, respectively.

If you would like to try a few words of Kannada, many Kannadigas will appreciate the effort

• namaskaara ("num-uh-skah-ra") - means both hello and goodbye, just as namaste in the north.
• beku ("bay - koo") - means "I want" or "I need". An example of use would be "dosa beku" or "niru beku"
• beda ("bay - duh") - means "I don't want" or "I don't need". An example would be "niru beda".
• niru ("nee - roo") - water

Get in

Get around

See

Itineraries

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

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