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Some things that I always have cherished and realized about my relationship with this magnificent place was my Kannada roots and of course more recently my understanding of ancestral connections to this place through Late. Shri N.S Rajpurohit, my great grandfather who was part of excavations of ...
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Nagarahole is derived from the combination of two Kannada words, nagar meaning snake and hole, meaning streams and true to its name a number of streams snake through its rich tropical forests. Nagarahole is situated in the picturesque districts of Kodagu and Mysore in southern Karnataka. The Na...
These include Bengali, Gujarati,Oriya and Punjabi, which are widely used in the north, and Tamil and Telugu, which are common in the south. Other regional languages include Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi. The Muslim population largely speaks Urdu.ReligionAbout 82% Hindu, 12% Muslim, with Sikh...
(1489-1686). One of the largest districts in Karnataka, Bijapur rose to prominence during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukyas who held sway between the tenth and Eleventh centuries. They christened the city Vijayapure, meaning "the City of Victory", from which the present name Bijapur has ...
Languages:Kannada, Hindi and English Located on the banks of Tunga River, the fertile land of Shimoga had been a coveted booty for most of the great kingdoms of Karnataka. The name of the city is derived from the term Shiva-Mukha, meaning Face of Shiva. Throughout its history Shimoga ha...
The name originally comes nagarahole, meaning “cobra river” in Kannada, the local language. But don’t worry: The name is in reference to the number of curving streams, rivers, and waterfalls that fill the park than the fearsome reptiles themselves. Nagarhole is a beautiful place that’s...
And there, you have reached Kanoor Kote, Kote meaning fort, and Kanooru referring to the name of the place, in Kannada. Built by Rani Channabhairadevi, it peaked in glory around the 16th century during the rule of the Keladi kings. Also referred to as the pepper queen, the Rani was...
Pin code of Nagarhole National Park, Karapur, Mysore is 570002 The place derives its name from Kannada, Naga meaning snake and hole referring to streams. Set up in 1955, it is one of the best-managed parks in the country, with the office of the Deputy Conservator of Forests situated in...