Karnataka

sport

There’s something for everyone — from zorbing to go-karting as well as sports like tennis, badminton, football, swimming et al. Includes everything from all Play formats, which follow.

dance

The dance performance in Nandi Dhwaja consist of an attractively decorated bamboo pole measuring about 20 to 25 feet long and 4 inch wide in circumference. Nandi Dhwaja is performed by skilled and experienced dancers.

hills

A wide view of the city of Mysuru or Mysore from Chamundi Hills in Karnataka. It was the capital of the Mysore Kingdom under the Wadiyar Dynasty. Mysuru is home to a number of palaces, evidence of the rich cultural and historical heritage.

temple · industry

Hoysaleswara temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. It was built in Halebidu (in modern Karnataka state, India) during the rule of King Vishnuvardhana of the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century.

temple · hills

Police and security officials guard outside Sravanabelagola temple, one of the most important centres for Jain community to avoid any untoward incidents in Karnataka.

politics

Karnataka-based IT professional Prabha Arun Kumar who was stabbed to death in Australia was cremated on 15th March amid poignant scenes at her native Amtoor.

festival · livestock

One can see Chenda Melam group from Kerala performing during mother Mary feast celebration in Kerala... The Chenda is a cylindrical percussion instrument used widely in the state of Kerala, and Tulu Nadu of Karnataka State in India.

festival

The Mahamasthakabhisheka is an important Jain festival held once every twelve years in the town of Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. The festival is held in veneration of an immense 18 meter high statue of the siddha Bahubali.

highway

Three wheeler auto rickshaws, Maruti Suzuki 800 cc vans and sundry other pedestrian and motorcycle at night on a street in Karnataka's Halebidu district are controlled by cowboy hat wearing cops and traffic police.

farmland · monsoon

Note the elaborate irrigation systems in place, even as the farmers conduct a more traditional manual form of farming... A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops.

A medical practitioner works on a man's ultrasound test at a clinic in Karnataka, India. The man is also put through a stress test, as part of a larger checkup, using a GE machine that charts out his graph, and delivers it as a print-out.

festival

Large number of crowd gather to take participate and witness the Karaga festival. Priest rubs sandal wood or turmeric paste on devotees. Karaga is one of the oldest and widely celebrated festivals of Karnataka.

temple · river

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hills · old town

Breathtaking aerial views of one of the most important heritage and historical centres of south India - Hampi. Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in India located near Hospet town in the Karnataka state.

river · lake

Fishermen in silhouette against a backdrop of the mighty mahseer river - the Kabini! The Kabini, also called Kapila, is a river in southern India.

coastline

Karnataka is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, which is celebrated annually as Karnataka Rajyotsava (English: Formation Day).

forest

Koose Munisamy Veerappan or commonly known as Veerappan, famous with the media and forest department officials for his poaching and sandalwood smuggling activities till 2004.

architecture

NDRF team underways rescue operation as an under-construction building falls in Dharwad, Karnataka. Many feared trapped in the debris and the injured are taken to a nearby hospital.

village · forest

Warning - graphic attack on animal: A shocking video showing of a bear being brutally beaten up by a group of villagers of Uppanayakanahalli in Chitradurga district in Karnataka was released on Wednesday.

river

Sahasralinga pilgrimage site is located in the Sirsi district of Karnataka in the river Shalmala. Sahasralinga means a thousand Lingas in Sanskrit.