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Akin to the nectar of the Gods is the Camellia Sinensia, which is a bush that gives fragrant amber ambrosia-a refresher and stimulizer. In other words, TEA. |
Commercial plantations came into existence in the Nilgiris around 1853, though tea plants were thriving in Tamil Nadu earlier to this. South Indian Tea has gained recognition far and wide. India is the fifth largest tea-producing belt in the world after China. In 1991, south India exported 50 million kg. to over 30 countries. |
| The Celebration Of Tea : |
The major tea growing areas in the South are the Nilgiris and the Anamalais High Ranges, Peermedu-Vandiperiyar belt and Wynad in Kerala and a few in Karnataka. |