Karnataka

monsoon

Monsoon hits Bangalore in the south with a mild drizzle soon taking over the city with a heavy downpour.

monsoon

Help us identify this tree. Is it an Albizia or Rain tree? The seed pods certainly suggest that it could be.

Sobane pada is a folklore form of Karnataka state, which is rarely documented. Elderly women in Indian villages used to sing sobane pada in functions and ceremonies like marriages, festivals, naming ceremonies etc.

river · temple

Yana is a pilgrim centre located amongst the evergreen forest of the Sahyadri mountains. It is 25 km for Kumta, a small coastal town and 40 km for Sirsi, a commercial centre.

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

KR Puram or Krishnaraja Puram outlying neighborhood of Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka. The city lights up into hues of orange and yellow as the sunsets.

politics

Hundreds of people gather to pay tribute to Indian IT professional Prabha Kumar in India. 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…

politics · school

The Mid Day Meal Scheme is a multi-faceted programme of The Government of India that, among other things, seeks to address issues of food security, lack of nutrition and access to education on a pan nation scale.

Shravanabelagola is a prominent Jain pilgrim centre in Hassan district, Karnataka state, India. Shravanabelagola is home to Asia's largest monolithic statue - Lord Gomateswara or Bahubali.

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Jain pilgrims shower flower petals on the huge statue of Bahubali during Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka.

festival

You may have heard of different kinds of fairs including cattle fair. But this village in Yadgir district of Karnataka celebrated a “scorpion fair.” In this annual fair on Nagara Panchami, people not only offer puja to scorpions but also ta…

temple · village

A stray dog sits inside an old temple of Lord Shiva at Naradgadde in Karnataka. A person offers prayer at the temple and circumambulates around a pillar, in devotion.

Adichunchanagiri, also called Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math, is a religious mutt in Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka State, India is a Vokkaliga community Mutt.

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.

Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of Jog falls in Karnataka, India. Watch as the majestic cascade of water plunges down the rocky cliffs, creating a mesmerizing sight amidst the lush greenery of the western ghats.

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ceremony

One can see devotees throng Chandragiri hill and offer prayers 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

Marigold petals being used in organic agriculture, as a local fungicide in India's Karnataka state. Karnataka is a state in South West India.

dance

Famous for its traditional arts and folk dances, the state of Karnataka presents traditional folk dances of the state in this year’s Republic Day Parade tableau.

Curious juvenile male Blackbucks (Antilope cervicapra) skip around the dry open grassland in Karnataka. The females are devoid of the horn and are smaller in size. As they mature they have a distinct black back and white underside.

temple · river

The Chennakesava Temple was built on the banks of the Yagachi River in Belur, by the Hoysala Empire King Vishnuvardhana. Belur, which was an early Hoysala capital is in the Hassan district of Karnataka state, India.

river · hills

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 a height of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya.

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.