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:: KARNATAKA - DISTRICTS

 

Karnataka is an ancient, enchanting and abounding land of legion and surpassing scenic beauty, rich in flora and fauna. It is a unique and fascinating state. It is unique as it encompasses the varied life patterns and culture and fascinating as it provides joyous insight into the thoughts, moods and emotions of the tourists with pleasure and benefit. It is an embodiment of places of art and culture of which this holy land has every reason to be proud of.

It has the pomp and pageantry of glorious traditions and marvels of modern engineering. It has become indispensable to visit this state and gain a quantum of health, satiety, tranquility and to dwell on the repertoire of Indian culture. It enjoys the finest sights of a picturesque nature, a salubrious climate almost throughout the year. It has a rich and cosmopolitan blend of different people with a different variety of linguistic, ethnic and religious background.

MYSORE CITY: Called the "City of Palaces", Mysore was the capital of the Wodeyar Kings. The Maharaja's Palace, the Jaganmohan Palace Museum, St.Philomena's Church, Zoo and the Bannimantap are exciting spots.
KOLAR: Once the capital of Ganga kings. It has two ancient temples Kolaramma and Someshwara. Kolar is the haunt of Rock climbers.
UDUPI : District head quarters. Famous for its Krishna temple. The temple town is known as centre of Madhwacharya's philosophy.
Hassan : is a picturesque town in the heart of malnad with a pleasant climate, is about 180 KM from Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka. The Hoysalas brought world wide acclaim to the district through their unique style of Architecture. It is surrounded by 6 districts

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District

Area in Sq Km

Population

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Bangalore
Bangalore Rural
Belgaum
Bellary
Bidar
Bijapur
Chikmangalur
Chitradurga
Dakshina Kannada
Dharwad
Gulbarga
Hassan
Kodagu
Kolar
Mandya
Mysore
Raichur
Shimoga
Tumkur
Uttara Kannada
2,190
5,815
13,415
9,885
5,448
17,069
7,201
10,852
8,441
13,738
16,224
6,814
4,102
8,223
4,961
11,954
14,017
10,553
10,598
10,291
48,39,162
16,73,194
35,84,000
18, 90,092
12,56,000
29,28,000
10,17,283
21,80,443
26,94,264
35,03,150
25,82,169
15,69,684
4,88,455
22,16,889
16,44,374
31,65,018
23,09,887
19,09,663
23,05,819
12,20,260
Bangalore
Bangalore
Belgaum
Bellary
Bidar
Bijapur
Chikmangalur
Chitradurga
Mangalore
Dharwad
Gulbarga
Hassan
Madikeri
Kolar
Mandya
Mysore
Raichur
Shimoga
Tumkur
Karwar
Comindia Attractions
Comindia Attraction : Mysore Palace
Mysore Palace
 
The Mysore Palace, built is Indo-Saracenic style with domes turrets, arches and colonnades; the palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world.
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Comindia Attraction : Wild Life in Kerala
Wildlife in Kerala
 
This sanctuary is famous for its Nilgiri Tahr, an endangered animal. Actually this was set up especially for the preservation of this Nilgiri Tahr. Now the number of Tahrs has increased and they constitute the largest known.
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Comindia Attraction : Tirupati
Tirupati
 
Tirupati City is located in the southeastern part of Andhra Pradesh State. It lies about 152-km northwest of Chennai in the Palkonda Hills.Tirupati is known as the abode of the Hindu god Venkateshwara.
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Comindia Attraction : Kerala House Boat
Kerala House Boat
 
Kettuvallom (House Boat) is a country boat that was used in the early days for the transport of goods from the isolated interior villages to the towns with the advent of roads, bridges and ferry services.
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Kerala - Green Symphony
Kerala Back Water
Kerala's rivers, little lakes and backwater lagoons give this landscape a green and silver appearance. They stretch along the costal strip from Quilon to Cochin. Experience the magic where local ferries from Kollam.
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Kerala Resorts
This internationally famous beach is just 16 Km south of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala. It is an ideal spot for sun bath on the silver sands. The sea coast is silvery sand bordered on one side by..
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Kerala Beaches
Most of the beaches in India are exotic and present spectacular effects and memorable experiences to a cross section of people from all over of the world along the vast peninsular Indian coastline.
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Plan your Trip with Comindia
Plan your Trip with Comindia
Plan your holidays in South India with registered Travel and Tour Operators of the Department of Tourism. To find a Travel / Tour Operator that suits your travel plans. | More |
 
Featured Distinations
Featured Destinations
Washed by the silvery waves of the Arabian Sea, occupies a significant place in the tourist map of Kerala. Interlocked with a large number of canals and bridges, this water locked district ...| More |
 
 
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