Mahendragiri

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Mahendragiri is the name of a hill (mountain peak) mentioned in the epic Ramayana. It is from this peak that Hanuman started his journey to Lanka, in search of Sita the wife of Raghava Rama. It is having the same name in modern times and is the name of a hill in southern Tamilnadu, near Nagercoil, in Kanyakumari district. It is part of the southern tip of the Western Ghats. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, a part of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is situated on the lower slopes of this mountain.