Agastya Malai
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 The Agastya Malai |
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| height | 1868 m | |
| location | India , on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu | |
| Mountains | Western Ghats | |
| Coordinates | 8 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N , 77 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Agastya Malai or Agastya Mala ( Malayalam : അഗസ്ത്യമല Agastyamala, Tamil : அகத்தியமலை Akattiyamalai ; various other transcriptions exist) is a 1,868 meter high peak in the southern Western Ghats , a mountain range in western India . The mountain lies on the border between the two Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu . The Agastya Malai is a pilgrimage center for Hindus and was named after the sage Agastya , who is said to have settled on the mountain.
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