Karnataka

hills · festival

Huge crowd from all parts of India gather for the Mahamastakabhisheka festival in the Indian state of Karnataka. The colossal monolithic statue of Gomateshwara or Bahubali is situated at Shravanabelagola, 158 km away from Bangalore.

dance

Indian women group perform a folk dance of Karnataka. They play drum as they perform on the folk tunes.

dance · music

Folk dancers of Karnataka perform Dollu Kunitha. Dollu Kunitha (dance), is a major popular drum dance of Karnataka. Accompanied by singing, it provides spectacular variety and complexity of skills.

A sped-up bike ride on the trafficy roads of Bengaluru in Karnataka, from the point of view of the biker's legs, seen above the tyre!

village · river

Driving on the roads of rural Karnataka. Karnataka is a state in south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act.

village · river

In a Karnataka village, a group of men surrounded a crocodile, which had strayed out of a river and on to a nearby field, and viciously beat it with sticks.

aerial

An aerial view of Raichur town in Karnataka. Situated between the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, Raichu is located 409 kilometers from the capital of Karnataka, Bengaluru. The city takes us back to the days of Emperor Ashoka.

river · village

A group of villagers is seen together chasing down a crocodile. Diving deep into the mud, they try to reach the creature.

coastline · boats

Murudeshwar Beach offers various adventure sports along with boat ride and ferry ride on the Arabian Sea. However, boat rides are not always for leisure.

dance · music

Dollu Kunitha (dance), is a major form of art and occupies the pride of place among folk dances. Dollu Kunitha is a popular drum dance of Karnataka and it is accompanied by singing.

People in different parts of Karnataka take walks in public places, recreational spaces. Individuals of all groups walk to keep fit and healthy.

temple

Beluru is a Town Municipal Council and taluka in Hassan district in the state of Karnataka, India. The town is renowned for its Chennakesava temple, one of the finest examples of Hoysala workmanship.

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.

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.

temple · sport

Little boys playing cricket on cemented aera as a young south Indian girl learns to ride a bicycle on streets of Hassan in Karnataka. Hassan is a city and the district headquarters of Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

dance · music

Women's folk song and dance performed in Karnataka. As they sing along, they are also dancing. Sobane pada is a folklore form of Karnataka state, which is rarely documented.

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.

hills · ceremony

One can see devotees throng Chandragiri hill to offer prayer at Bhadrabahu Cave. The Bhadrabahu Cave is a holy shrines for the Jains. Devotees offer prayer to foot prints of Srutakevali at Bhadrabahu Cave...

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.

monsoon · hills

Coffee production in India is dominated in the hill tracts of South Indian states, with the state of Karnataka accounting 53% followed by Kerala 28% and Tamil Nadu 11% of production of 8,200 tonnes.

farmland

After wheat, rice and maize, potato is the most important food crop in the world. It contributes to almost 50% of the total tuber and root crop production.