Karnataka

river · hills

Traveler's bungalow has been built near the "Jog Falls". One can even go close to the water falls from the bungalow side. Roaring water Speed, Sound and mist formation is amazing scene. One has to feel it.

festival · dance

A group of female folk dancers performs at the annual Lokotsava festival, organised by Janapada Loka in Karnataka. Janapada Loka celebrates many folk cultural events throughout the year.

ceremony

HD Kumaraswamy takes oath as the Karnataka CM amid a massive show of opposition unity. The swearing-in ceremony is witnessed by many leaders from the opposition parties.

farmland · monsoon

A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia.

monsoon

Submerged bridges, houses and roads during flooding in the state of Karnataka during the monsoons of 2019. Thousands of people had to be moved to higher ground and to relief camps.

livestock

A herd of skinny and emaciated cows & oxen in Karnataka. They have been let into the scrub forest by the villagers, in order to forage for whatever fodder they can get... Their ribs are sticking out - so mal-nourished are they!

lake

Millions of Jain pilgrims gather for the mahamastakabhishek of Bahubali at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. Located in the Hassan district of the state Karnataka, Shravanabelagola is famous worldwide for its splendid Jain Temples.

coastline · boats

What a melange of non typical beach activity! Fully-clothed women get their feet wet at the beach while men on water scooters do the macho or touristy thing. Tourists take boats and human and boat traffic get mixed up in one go.

boats

In the Malayalam language "kettu" means "to tie" and “vallam” means boat – the two together make the local name "kettuvallam”.

temple

Visitors from all over India visit Padmasambhava Buddhist Vihara which is also known as Buddhist Golden Temple. Some them click pictures can be seen. Monks in their uniform or attire go towards monastery for prayer.

Elderly women singing sobane pada. Sobane pada is a folklore form of Karnataka state, which is rarely documented.

This cable bridge is a distinct landmark of this city, KR Puram, in the state of Karnataka. The city lights up into hues of orange and yellow as the sunsets.

festival · music

A voice that is unparalleled in Hindustani classical music. Late Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka in the Hindustani classical tradition.

bus

Commuters catch their buses for their destination at Shravanabelagola bus stand in Karnataka. Tourist buses, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KRTC) leaves the station as other buses awaits for the passengers.

hills

Sravanabelagola also called Gomateshwara Shravanabelagola, a great centre for Jain culture is situated at a distance of about 100 kms from Mysore and is famous for its colossal statue of Gomateshwara who is also referred to as Lord Bahubali…

One can see devotees throng at Chandragiri hill and offer prayer at Bhadrabahu Cave, Karnataka. Outside the fort enclosure, on the south-east, there is a cave with a recently erected portico known as the Bhadrabahucave.

coastline

Karnataka is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973.

aerial · industry

This aerial footage captures a developing construction site in rural Bankapura, Karnataka, offering a clear top-down perspective of the early groundwork phase.

dance · festival

A lion dance folklore performed at Lokotsava festival in Karnataka. A lion shaped mask is being worn as they dance along, while the other dancers form a circle, jumping to the beats of the drum.

school · wildlife

A leopard entered a school premises in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka and injured three. Chikmagalur is surrounded by lush green forests and tall mountains from where the big cat is speculated to have sneaked into the residential areas.

wildlife

A baby monkey refuses to let go of its mother's lifeless body as it cries over her memorial in an Indian town.

river · hills

Nice establishing shot of the wide flow of Jog Falls off a plateau. Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in Asia after the Nohkalikai Falls with…

Women living near the hill-top statue of Bahubali, in Karnataka, India, carry their copper and earthen-ware water pots for filling in the morning time.