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These mountains are believed to have formed the southernmost part (southwards starting from the
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The Vishnu Purana specifically mentions it amongst the seven main chains of mountains in
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were a range of mountains that were mentioned in the Hindu sacred texts like
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was perched after the deluge on the top of the Malaya Mountains.
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Index

Matsya Purana
Kurma Purana
Vishnu Purana
Ramayana
Mahabharata
Kerala
Bharata
Mahendra
Sahya
Riksha
Vindhya
Páripátra
Great flood
Manu
Mangalore
Western Ghats
Kerala
Sahya Mountains
Sahya Mounta
Sangam Literature
Pothigai


"The Vishnu Purana: Book II: Chapter III"
Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India
ISBN
978-81-208-0690-0
India: A Sacred Geography
ISBN
978-0-385-53191-7

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