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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Hills Station in Vellore,Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox mountain<br />
| name = Javadhu Hills<br />
| native_name = {{native name|ta|ஜவ்வாது மலை}}<br />
| other_name = Vellore's Ooty<br />
|| elevation_m = 1350<br />
| translation = Jawadhu Malai <br />
| type = [[Massif]] [[Hills]]<br />
| language = [[Tamil Language|Tamil]]<br />
| location =<br />
[[Vellore District]]<br />
[[Tiruvannamalai District]] and<br />
[[Tirupattur District]]<br />
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Nearest City - [[Vellore]]<br />
| range = [[Eastern Ghats]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Javadi Hills.jpg|thumb|Javadhu Hills as seen from Parvathamalai]]<br />
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[[File:Scenic landscapes of Jawadhu Hills, Tamil Nadu,Amirdhi Zoo, featuring forests, waterfalls, and Kavalur Observatory..jpg|thumb]]<br />
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The '''Javadhu Hills''' (also Javadi Hills, Jawadhu Hills, and Jawadhu Malai) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Vellore, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts in the northern part of the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in south-eastern [[India]]. The hills separate Vellore, Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai districts: [[Tirupattur district]], with its towns of [[Tiruppattur, Tirupattur district|Tirupattur]], [[Vaniyambadi]] and [[Ambur]], lie on the north-western side; Vellore district with the city of [[Vellore]] and Amirthi forest are located on the North-eastern side.<br />
and Tiruvannamalai district with the towns of [[Chengam]] and [[Polur]] are located on the south-eastern side. The town of [[Jamunamarathoor]] and the [[Kavalur Observatory]] are located within.<br />
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The hills consist of bluish-grey granites, with peaks averaging 3,800–4,000 feet (1,300–1,350 m). About 50 miles (80&nbsp;km) wide and 20 miles (32&nbsp;km) long, they are bisected into eastern and western sections by the Cheyyar and Agaram rivers, tributaries of the Palar.<ref>le Fanu, Henry "A Manual of the Salem district in the presidency of Madras". 2 vols. Volume 2. Madras: Government Press, 1883</ref> During the British colonisation of India, the Javadhu Hills appeared occasionally in government gazetteers and manuals,<ref>Garstin, John H."Manual Of The South Arcot District". Madras: Lawrence Asylum Press, 1878</ref> ethnographies,<ref>[[Thurston, Edgar]] ''Castes and Tribes of Southern India''. 6 vols. Volume 4. Madras: Government Press, p.408, 1909</ref> and travelers' accounts. Henry le Fanu, writing in 1883, admired the beauty of the Jawadhi hills.<br />
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==Cultivation==<br />
The hills are sparsely populated; the majority of the inhabitants are Malayali tribes people, though other castes are also present.<ref>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</ref><br />
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Malayali tribes people grow a variety of trees on their patta land, including [[tamarind]], [[jackfruit]], [[gooseberry]], [[guava]], [[pomegranate]], [[mango]], [[lemon]], [[coconut]], [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]], [[Rice#Harvesting, drying and milling|Paddy]], [[Panicum sumatrense|Saamai]] etc.<ref>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</ref><br />
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The trees of the Javadhi Hills also produce a range of forest products. These include [[millettia pinnata]], [[Smilax regelii]], [[Castor oil plant]]<br />
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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.<br />
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==Archaeological excavations==<br />
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In March 2024, more than 100 megalithic burials were unearthed inside Pattarakadu Reserve Forest atop Jawadhu Hills. The burials were located in Keel Cheppili and Mel Cheppili villages near Jamunamarathur. This was hailed as a rare and significant find.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-24 |title=In a rare find, archaeologists discover megalithic burials atop Jawadhu Hills in Tiruvannamalai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/in-a-rare-find-archaeologists-discover-megalithic-burials-atop-jawadhu-hills-in-tiruvannamalai/article67987986.ece |access-date=2024-08-10 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Earlier, in 2021, a large number of [[Neolithic]] tools had been found in the area also.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sivakumar |first=R. |date=2021-06-08 |title=Neolithic stone tools worshipped at tribal hamlets in Tamil Nadu's Jawadhu Hills |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Jun/08/neolithic-stone-tools-worshipped-at-tribal-hamlets-in-tamil-nadus-jawadhu-hills-2313415.html |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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