Deccan Plateau
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The Deccan Plateau or Peninsular Plateau, is a plateau that extends over an area of 422,000 km2 on the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. The plateau forms the bulk of the Deccan Peninsula, and
Deccan Traps were formed by lava flows in the Cretaceous era (66 mya).
Sari worn by women in the region.
Andal Temple
Vesara style vimana and stellate shrine in Keshava temple at Somanathapura
Deccan Traps
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The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province of west-central India. They are one of the largest volcanic features on Earth, with lava erupted from multiple volcanic centres. The Traps consist of many
Deccan Plateau
…average elevation of about 600 m (2,000 ft). It is subdivided into Maharashtra Plateau, Karnataka Plateau, and Rayalaseema and Telangana Plateau. The Deccan Traps in the northwest were formed by multiple layers of igneous rock deposited by basaltic lava flows following a massive volcanic eruption occurred at the…
Deccan Traps at Ajanta Caves
Sample of tholeiitic basalt from the Deccan Traps
Crystals of epistilbite and calcite in a vug in Deccan Traps basalt lava from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra