Karnataka

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).

Kids can be seen playing amongst themselves with their friends and siblings at a park in Karnataka.

sport

Hang gliding is one of the most adventure sport in the world. Hang gliding is a simple and popular air sport.

dance · ceremony

Bhuta Kola, an ancient ritual dance, is the worship of spirits, by the Tulu community of Tulu Nadu, which includes Kasaragod taluk in Keralaand Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in Karnataka.

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

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.

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.

crafts

A potter in Karnataka cautiously moulds a pot on the wheel. Pottery making is an aged old prominent handicraft in India and its root here can be traced back to earliest time of civilisation.

wildlife

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer, is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and in small numbers in Pakistan.

dance · festival

A Manipuri folk dancer performs Maibi dance at Janapada Loka in Karnataka during the annual Lokotsava festival. Maibi Dance, ManipurMaibi dance is an Indian spiritual dance which deals with the cosmogony of the Meitei people of Manipur.

wildlife

A wild elephant male gets captured in a forest area in Karnataka, India. Why it was captured is not known but this was apparently an elephant rescue so there must have been a good reason for it happen.

Karnataka has dethroned Kerala as the leading producer of pepper, accounting for almost 50 percent of the production in the Of the estimated all-India pepper production of 70,000 tonnes, Karnataka’s share was 33,000 tonnes while that of Ker…

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 · politics

Coffee plantation. Coffee beans growing on a coffee tree in Karnataka, South India. Coffea is a genus of flowering plants whose seeds, called coffee beans, are used to make coffee. It is a member of the Rubiaceae family.

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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).

bazaar · river

Men selling fresh fish at a fish market in Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka, India. Tumkur district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. The district headquarters are located at Tumakur.

Auto rickshaw, bicycle, motorbikes and cars, etc passing through roads of Mysore in Karnataka, India.

A two-member family of langurs sats on a tree. Between a couple of good stretches and some nice sunbathing, these two individuals don't seem interested in going down that tree or even moving.

Vijay Soni, India's expert fisherman, angling in Karnataka. Angling off a Coracle boat, Kabini river, Karnataka. These are perfect mahseer waters!

An interesting sight from the insect world shows red ants (perhaps labour ants) carrying a dead dragonfly captured in Karnataka, south India.