The Himalayas translate to "him", meaning snow, and "alaya", meaning home.
The Himalayas include the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, reaching at 29,035 feet high!

The important rivers of Ancient India include the Ganges River (1,560 miles long), the Brahmaputra River (1,800 miles long), and the Indus River (1,975 miles long).

The Himalayas

Rivers

The Deccan Plateu & The Tibetan Plateu

Thar Desert

Geography

The Deccan Plateu (31,800 sq. miles) comes from the Sanskrit word, "dashina", meaning "the south".
The Tibetan Plateau, or the "roof of the world", reaches 16,400 feet!

Also known as the "Great Indian Desert", the Thar Desert is
200-1500 ft in elevation with temperatures reaching up to 127 degrees in July!