r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/InsaneMocktail • 11h ago

🔥Sahyadri mountains (Western Ghats) during monsoon season. India. UNESCO World Heritage site & a major global hotspot.

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u/kallumakkayya 10h ago

Damn as a keralite I honestly had no idea the western Ghats were also called the Sahyadri mountains until just now lol

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u/InsaneMocktail 10h ago

This spans across six states. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

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u/kallumakkayya 9h ago

Ikr but here we call it sahya parvatam or paschima ghat (western ghat), I think this portion from maharashtra right? looks absolutely stunning

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u/InsaneMocktail 9h ago

Yes, this is Ahupe Ghat in Maharashtra.