is also known as Sahyadri, derived from Sanskrit, meaning benevolent or tolerant mountain.

Geology

The Western Ghats are the mountainous, faulted, and eroded edge of the Deccan Plateau. Geologic evidence indicates that they were formed during the break-up of the super-continent of Gondwana. After the break-up, the Deccan Plateau was formed by

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