Life of people in The southern plateauMade by: Vihaan Mahajan4F

I will tell you about the states of:

Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh

Odisha Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Telangana Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pradesh CapitalThe capital of Madhya Pradesh is Bhopal. LocationMadhya Pradesh lies in the central India. Tourist places in this state are: Khajuraho temples Sanchi Stupa Bhimbetka cave paintings Panchmarhi hill station National parks in this state are: Kanha national park Bhandhavgarh national park

Bhimbetka cave paintingsSanchi Stupa

Khajuraho temples

These all national parks protect tigers and are popular tourist destinations.

OccupationsThe main occupation of Madhya Pradesh is farming. Crops that grow in this state are: Wheat Cotton Jowar Rice Sugar cane This state is rich in Mineral resources like: Coal Iron

Cotton Jowar

Sugar cane Coal

farming

Panna in Madhya Pradesh has diamond mines.

Famous food of this state is: Bhutte-ki-Kees Chakke-ki-Shaak Mawa Bati Malpua Khoprapak DressLehenga and Ghaghara are the traditional dresses of women. Dresses for men in Madhya Pradesh are: Bandi Dhoti Chanderi pagri safa

Bhutte-ki-KeesKhoprapak

Panna stone

The main festivals of this state are:

Tansen music festival Khajuraho dance festival Bhagoria dance festival The main tribes of this state are: Bhils Gonds Kols Korkens the tribal dances of this state are: Muria Kaskar Karma

Women performing odishi dance in the Khajuraho dance festival

Bhils tribe

Muria dance

Chhattisgarh CapitalThe capital of Chhattisgarh is Raipur. tourist places in Chhattisgarh are: Water falls at chitrakote Tirathgarh Bastar Korba Durg Vilaspur OccupationFarming is the main occupation here. Crops that grow here are:

Chitrakote waterfallRaipur's magneto mall

Tirathgarh waterfalls

Rice

Betel Linseed WatermelonAnimal rearing, handicrafts and poultry farming are other occupations. Chhattisgarh is rich in mineral resources like: Coal Iron ManganeseThe steel plant at Bhilai is famous. The main tribes of this state are: Munda Kanwar Bhaina

Watermelon Linseed

Iron Manganese

munda

Odisha LocationOdisha lies to the south-east of Chhattisgarh. CapitalThe capital of Odisha is Bhubhaneshwar. Tourist placesThe Jagannath temple in Puri is a famous sacred Hindu temple dedicated to jagannath.Puri is also famous for its Rath Yatra. Industries of Odisha are: Coal Iron orethe iron and steel industry of Odisha plays a very important role. Big steel companies that have there plant in Odisha are:

Rath yatra Jagannath temple

Iron ore

SAIL

Posco Jindal Steel the Rourkela steel plant is one of the best in the country. OccupationThe main occupation of people here is agriculture.Craftsmen of Odisha make beautiful articles of filigree work on steel. Here is a video on filigree work.

Jindal steel logo

Posco plant

Rourkela steel plant

The main crops that grow here are:

Rice Pulses Oilseeds Jute Sugar cane Coconut Turmeric The cash crops that grow in Odisha are: Tea Cotton Rubber Food

OilseedsCoconut

Tea

People mostly eat rice and lentils(dals).

Oriyas are very fond of sweets and no oriya meal is considered complete without some dessert at the end of the meal.

Rasagolla, one of the most popular sweets of India was invented in Odisha!

Kheer, a popular sweet dish also originated from Puri about 2000 years ago.

MaharashtraMaharashtra is the second most populated state of India. CapitalMumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. Tourist places that are located in Maharashtra are: Gateway of India Hanging gardens Ajanta caves Ellora caves Elephanta caves Khandala hill station Lonavala hill station The famous religious places in Maharashtra are: Sai Dham at shirdi temple

Ajanta caves

Elephanta caves

Lonavala hill station

shirdi temple

Hanging gardens

Haji Ali Dargah at Mumbai

Mahalakshmi temple at Kolhapur. Major industries of Maharashtra are: Film center Textiles Automobile Electronics Occupation The main occupation of the people here is farming. Main crops The black soil of Maharashtra is good for growing crops like: Cotton Sugar cane Groundnut

Haji Ali Dargah

groundnut

Millets

Rice PulsesMaharashtra is famous for its fruits like: Alphonso mangoes Oranges Chickoos grapes Bananas The famous food items of this state are: Vada pav Pav Bhaji Bhelpuri shrikhand

Alphonso mangoes Oranges

millets

shrikhand Pav Bhaji

Puranpoli

DressTraditional dress of women in Maharashtra is a special nine metres sari tied in a unique way . The traditional dress of men is dhoti and pheta, a head dress. The languages spoken here are: Marathi Konaki Dance Lavani and koli are some of the folk dances of the people here. Tamasha, a type of dance drama is very popular in Maharashtra. Festivals that are celebrated in Maharashtra are: Ganesh chaturthi Gudi padwa

Lavanikoli

Karnataka

Capital : Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka is a major centre of the IT (Information technology) Industry. Mysuru (Mysore) and Mangaluru are also important cities of the state. Tourist Places in Karnataka are: Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur Jog Falls Shivanasamudra Falls Mysore Palace Daria Daulat Bagh Occuptation:The main occupations of the people here are farming, fishing, animal rearing, horticulture, bee-keeping, leather work and sericulture.

Gol gumbaz Jog falls

Main crops grown in this state are:

Cotton Coffee Sugarcane Jowar Spices

DressWomen wear mostly colourful silk sarees and the traditional dress of men is lungi & shirt. LanguagePeople speak Kannada language. Music and DanceCarnatic classical music is very famous. Popular dances are Yakshgana and Krishna Parijatha.

Spices coffee Colorful silk saree

Famous food of this state is:

Bisi bele bhat Puliyogare Ragi Akki Sambar-dosa Payasam Ladoo

Bisi bele bhatpuliyogare

ladoo