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The Javadhu Hills (also Jawadhi, Jawadhu Hills) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Tiruvannamalai district in the northern part of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. About 50 miles (80 km) wide and 20 miles (32 km) long, they are bisected into eastern and western sections by the Cheyyar and Agaram rivers, tributaries of the Palar. They consist of bluish gray granites, with peaks averaging 3,600–3,800 feet (1,100–1,150 m). The hills are sparsely populated; the majority of the inhabitants are Malayali tribespeople, though other castes are also present.〔Parthasarathy, Jakka ''Division of Labour and Women: A Case Study of the Malayali of Jawadhi Hills, Tamil Nadu''. In "Social Science and Social Concern: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor B.K. Roy Burman". S.B. Chakrabarti, ed: Mittal Publications, 1988〕 There are many tourist places near Javadhu Hills, e.g., the Beemanmadavu waterfalls. The Indian astronomer Vainu Bappu selected the hills as the site of the Kavalur Observatory (VBO), which began operations in 1967. The town of Vaniyambadi is located nearby. During the British colonisation of India, the Javadhu Hills appeared occasionally in government gazetteers and manuals,〔Garstin, John H."Manual Of The South Arcot District". Madras: Lawrence Asylum Press, 1878〕 ethnographies,〔Thurston, Edgar ''Castes and Tribes of Southern India''. 6 vols. Volume 4. Madras: Government Press, p.408, 1909〕 and travelers' accounts. Henry le Fanu, writing in 1883, admired the beauty of the Jawadhi hills, “The Barahmahal hills to the west are somewhat bare, but the Jawadhi are clothed in verdure to the very summit on the east: towards sunset the whole range puts on a purple tinge like heather bloom. The sharper shadows mark out minor ranges and valleys, which in the midday merge in the mass of the range, and beyond Bommaikuppam, looking from Tirupatur, a silvery cascade may be seen, shining bright in the setting sun.”.〔le Fanu, Henry "A Manual of the Salem district in the presidency of Madras". 2 vols. Volume 2. Madras: Government Press, 1883〕 ==Cultivation in the Javadi Hills== Malayali tribespeople grow a variety of trees on their patta land, including tamarind, jackfruit, guava, pomegranate, mango, lemon, coconut, plantain, Paddy, Saamai etc.〔Parthasarathy, Jakka ''Division of Labour and Women: A Case Study of the Malayali of Jawadhi Hills, Tamil Nadu''. In "Social Science and Social Concern: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor B.K. Roy Burman". S.B. Chakrabarti, ed: Mittal Publications, 1988〕 The trees of the Javadhi Hills also produce a range of forest products. These include millettia pinnata, Smilax regelii, Castor oil plant They are noted both for their fruit bearing trees,medicinal and for their sandalwood. Presently (2012), there are no sandalwood trees remaining due to illegal logging. This theft was going on for many years. Jamanamarathur is one of the larger villages in these hills and thickly populated . It is the second village in height in Javadhi hills 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Javadi Hills」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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