Tribal Mart - Sunkarmeta, Agency areas in Vishakapatnam district

Pictures from my trip to the Ananthgiri Hills and the Araku Area in Vishakapatnam district in May, earlier this year...

tobacco...

the potters section...

Biodiversity of the Ananthgiri Hills

The Eastern Ghats of which the Ananthgiri hills are a part is an extremely rich system both from the biodiversity point of view and also for the number of tribal communities that live here. A lot of this, however, is threatened on many accounts, including large scale mining that has been proposed here.

Here are some pictures showing just a miniscule glimpse of these ghats have to offer. Also do see the earlier post which details some of the mining related threats.

All colour and muscle, a rock agama, Ananthgiri hills

Tree fern, Ananthgiri hills

The endemic golden gecko (juvenile), Ananthgiri hills