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'''Detchanam''' literally means ''[[south]]'' or ''the land of south''. It is also used to represent the [[Deccan Plateau]] and south [[India]]. In [[Akilattirattu Ammanai]] the word Detchanam represents the land of [[South India]] with [[Swamithoppe]] as its centre, and including a vast area of land, south-east to [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]].  
'''Detchanam''' literally means ''[[south]]'' or ''the land of south'' though in greater sense it includes the land south of [[Kailash]]. In [[Akilattirattu Ammanai]] the word Detchanam directly represents the land of [[South India]] with [[Swamithoppe]] as its centre, and including a vast area of land, south-east to [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]].  


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Detchanam literally means south or the land of south though in greater sense it includes the land south of Kailash. In Akilattirattu Ammanai the word Detchanam directly represents the land of South India with Swamithoppe as its centre, and including a vast area of land, south-east to Kanyakumari.

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