Karnataka

coastline

Deemed as the second-largest statue of Lord Shiva, the statue is situated on the beach overlooking the Arabian sea. Murdeshwar is an island famous for the statue and also the Murdeshwar temple that you see right beside the statue.

forest

Female and juvenile Blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra) graze inside the open grasslands of Jayamangala Blackbuck Reserve in Karnataka. Blackbucks are listed as threatened species in India.

monsoon · river

Vijay soni, fisherman extraordinaire, angling for Mahseer which is unarguably the best sporting fish of India, in the clear waters of the Kabini in Karnataka state, which is famous world over for Mahseer and Catfish...

wildlife · forest

This beautiful wildlife footage from Kabini, Karnataka, captures a Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) relaxing in a natural water pond to cool itself on a hot day.

This exhibition was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka Mr S.M. Krishna. Famous entrepreneur John Sculley III also visited this IT Expo.

village

A man in red shirt walk through carrying a bucket. Kids are seen try pulling a calf and buffalo. One can see dust raising up and a man pass by riding on a bike. The distance between Mysore City to Shravanabelagola is 82 km.

Banana is one of the most important major fruit crops grown in India. In respect of area it ranks second and first in production only after mango in this country.

hills · festival

Crowd gather to witness the Mahamastakabhisheka festival in Karnataka, India. The colossal monolithic statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali is situated at Shravanabelagola, 158 km away from Bangalore.

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 · river

The Ranganthaswamy temple in Srirangapatina, in the Mandya district of Karnataka state, India, is dedicated to the Hindu god Ranganatha (a manifestation of the god Vishnu).

river · boats

A safari through the Cauvery basin jungles and a coracle ride through the river. The Kaveri, also spelled Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river.

A bear is miraculously rescued from a well in Ram Nagar, Karnataka. First, the bear is tranquilised and once it is unconscious he is moved onto a net by forest officials to pull it out of the well.

village

Life in a tribal village of Karnataka. Siddhis of Karnataka

hills

Shravanabelagola amidst tight security during Mahamastakabhisheka of Bahubali in Karnataka. Sravanabelagola also called Gomateshwara Shravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture is situated at a distance of about 100 kms from Mysore an…

river · temple

Driving on the roads of Srirangapatna. One can see bustling cars, bikes and bullock cart passing by... Srirangapatna is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka.

river · hills

Jog Falls is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India, Located near Sagara, Karnataka, these segmented falls are a major tourist attraction. They are also called Gersoppa Falls, Gersoppa Falls and Jogada Gundi.

river · hills

Jog Falls is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India, Located near Sagara, Karnataka, these segmented falls are a major tourist attraction. They are also called Gersoppa Falls, Gersoppa Falls and Jogada Gundi.

Outside the fort enclosure, on the south-east, there is a cave with a recently erected portico known as the Bhadrabahucave. According to tradition the Srutakevali Bhadrabahu came to Shravanabelagola and lived in the cave.

flowers

The State Central Library (SCL), is a reader's paradise with a collection of 2,40,093 books and periodicals and is one of the landmarks of Bangalore.

music

South Indian percussion and string composition presented at Lokotsava in Karnataka. These singers are using simple music instruments (brass plate, mini sitar) yet they excellently blends with the music.

When the sun sets out, the knees bend towards home. The cable bridge is a distinct landmark of this city in the state of Karnataka.

river · bus

Footage of a naive bus driver who thinks he can beat the odds as he drives his bus into a flooded stream. As the water gets to deep, the bus gets caught in the stream and all the passengers need to be rescued from it.