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4 days ago · Tourism in Karnataka. Karnataka, the sixth largest state in India, has been ranked as the third most popular state in the country for tourism in 2014. [1] [2] [3] It is home to 507 of the 3600 centrally protected monuments in India, second only to Uttar Pradesh. [4]
1 day ago · Bengaluru, India: Shiva statue. Statue of Shiva in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka state, India. The city’s nucleus was a settlement around a mud fort, built in 1537 by a local chief, Kempe Gowda. The fort was reconstructed of stone in 1761. Bangalore was the headquarters of the British administration from 1831 to 1881, when the raja was ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · Hampi or Hampe ( Kannada: [hɐmpe] ), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi (City), Ballari district now Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. [2] Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi ...
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4 days ago · Aihole (ಐಹೊಳೆ) ( IPA: [eye-hoḷé] [clarification needed] ), also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century CE. [1] [2] [3] Most of the surviving monuments at the site ...
- 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi)
- Hunagunda
- 4th–12th century CE
Mar 28, 2024 · Kannada language, member of the Dravidian language family and the official language of the state of Karnataka in southern India. Kannada is also spoken in the states that border Karnataka. Early 21st-century census data indicated that some 38 million individuals spoke Kannada as their first language; another 9 to 10 million were thought to ...
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
2 days ago · Karnataka State Information. Updated with Geography, history, government, economy, travel info, food, festivals, dance & music, art & culture of Karnataka
Mar 29, 2024 · Raichur, city, eastern Karnataka state, southern India. It is situated in an upland basin, about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Krishna River. The city contains a palace- citadel (1294) and fort ( c. 1300) built on a hill 290 feet (88 metres) above the surrounding plain. In 1489 Raichur became the first capital of the independent kingdom of ...
