India
Karnataka
Country
Continent
Asia
Best Cities to Visit
- Banglore
- Coorg
- Hampi
- Mysore
- Gokarna
Size
191,791 KM2
Population
61,130,704
Spending Budget
$161 - $1,160
Famous For
- Mysore Palace
- Lalbagh Botanical Garden
- Bannerghatta Biological Park
Best Time to Visit
- March
- April
- May
History
After the Autonomy, the ruler, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, has given up his realm to India. Afterward, Mysore Turned into an Indian State in 1950. The previous Lord filled in as the top of the state till 1975. The Ekikarana Development, which started in the late nineteenth century, finished developing the ’Province of Mysooru ’on November 1, 1956. With the 1956 State Revamping Act, Kodagu and part of the Madras, Hyderabad, and Bombay are incorporated with the territory of Mysore, which was later renamed as Karnataka in 1973. The state is known for its chronicled places, slopes, untamed life safe-haven, world legacy destinations, and the City Bangalore is at the front line of the fast monetary and Mechanical Turn of events. Being one of the most significant refers to of India, Karnataka is all around associated with the vast majority of the other Urban communities of the Nation by thruways, railroads, aviation routes, and ocean courses. There are six air terminals situated in Karnataka at Bangalore, Mangalore, Belgaum, Ballary, Hubbali furthermore, Mysore. Bangalore and Mangalore are the main urban areas that have the Global Air terminals.
The Mangalore Global Air terminal is the air terminal situated on the west bank of the state. Bangalore has a great global network with departures from various aspects of the world. All six refer to have homegrown air terminals that spread the greater part of the significant urban communities of India. Karnataka also has a decent inner rail organization. The Approx. length of the rail track in Karnataka is 3089 Kilometers. Bangalore is the significant city that is all around associated via train to different refers to of India.
Present Day
Karnataka is a state in the southwestern region of India. It is the largest state in South India and the sixth-largest in India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city are Bangalore.
The Arabian Sea borders Karnataka to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the south. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other 4 southern Indian sister states. The state covers 191,976 square kilometers (74,122 sq mi), or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state. Other minority languages spoken include Urdu, Konkani, Marathi, Tulu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kodava, and Beary. Karnataka also contains some of the only villages in India where Sanskrit is primarily spoken. Though several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka, the generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words karu and nādu, meaning "elevated land." Karu Nadu may also be read as Karu, meaning "black," and Nadu, meaning "region," as a reference to the black cotton soil found in the Bayalu Seeme region of the state. The British used the word Carnatic, sometimes Karnatak, to describe both sides of peninsular India, south of the Krishna
Future
Modern businesses like Flipkart and global e-commerce giant Amazon chose Bengaluru as their hub. Flipkart, India’s home-grown e-commerce company, which raised $7.2 billion, built its entire tech stack ground up in Bengaluru. Similarly, Amazon India began to pilot with mom-and-pop retailers to deliver customer orders. Along with Flipkart, companies like MuSigma have ushered the state into an era of providing data analytics for the world.
Several mid-sized companies like Manthan are building automated analytics platforms to help global retailers in the city. These companies are changing the business models of established companies, and Karnataka has enabled this competition to flourish healthily. As Praveen Bhadada, Partner & Global Head, Digital, Zinnov Management Consulting, says, “It is a known fact that enterprises across industries are going through a phase of massive disruption.”
The old boys are increasingly challenged by digital upstarts, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovating business models to significantly enhance customer experience. As a result, enterprises are starting to rethink technology and IT services to digitize and define innovative business models that their customers will be excited about.
In 2016, over $38 billion was invested in modern infrastructure, tools, and disruptive business models around digital. IT in Karnataka is helping these global enterprises in a new era of technology.
In fact, new-age digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), robotic automation, virtual reality/ augmented reality, Blockchain, drones, and 3D printing have started proliferating across industry verticals Karnataka.
Mysore Palace
The Mysore Palace is a historical palace and the royal residence(house) at Mysore in the Indian State of Karnataka. It is the official residence of the Wadiyar dynasty and the seat of the Kingdom of Mysore. The palace is in the center of Mysore and faces the Chamundi Hills eastward. Mysore is commonly described as the 'City of Palaces', and there are seven palaces including this one; however, 'Mysore Palace' refers specifically to this one within the Old fort.
The land on which the palace now stands was originally known as puragiri (literally, citadel) and is now known as the Old Fort. Yaduraya built the first palace inside the Old Fort in the 14th century, which was demolished and constructed multiple times. The current structure was constructed between 1897 and 1912 after the Old Palace was burnt ablaze.
Mysore Palace is now one of the most famous tourist attractions in India, after the Taj Mahal, with more than 6 million annual visitors
The last palace, now known as the Old Palace or the Wooden Palace, was burnt into ashes during the 1896 marriage event (Dasara festivities). Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and his mother Maharani Kempananjammanni Devi commissioned the British architect Henry Irwin to build a new palace. Meanwhile, the royal family stayed close to Jaganmohan Palace. The construction was overseen by an executive engineer in the Mysore Palace division. He had conducted elaborate architectural studies during his visits to Delhi, Madras, and Calcutta, and these were used in planning for the new palace. The construction cost was placed at Rs 41,47,913 (around $30 million adjusted to inflation) and was completed in 1912.
Pattadakal
Pattadakal, also called Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka (India). Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote district, this UNESCO World Heritage site is 14 miles (23 km) from Badami and about 6 miles (9.7 km) from Aihole, both of which are historically significant centres of Chalukya monuments. The monument is a protected site under Indian law and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). UNESCO has described Pattadakal as "a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India" and an illustration of "eclectic art" at its height. The Hindu temples are generally dedicated to Shiva, but elements of Vaishnavism and Shaktism theology and legends are also featured. The friezes in the Hindu temples display various Vedic and Puranic concepts, depict stories from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana, as well as elements of other Hindu texts, such as the Panchatantra and the Kirātārjunīya. The Jain temple is only dedicated to a single Jina. The most sophisticated temples, with complex friezes and a fusion of Northern and Southern styles, are found in the Papanatha and Virupaksha temples. The Virupaksha temple is an active house of Hindu worship
Gommateshwara statue
The Gommateshwara statue is the tallest monolithic statue in the world, carved out of a single block of granite. It is 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic and located on Vindyagiri at Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is so tall that it can be seen from 30 km away.
It symbolizes Peace, Nonviolence, the sacrifice of worldly affairs, and simple living, as followed by Jainism.
Vindyagiri Hill is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola; the other is Chandragiri, a seat of several ancient Jain centers much older than the Gommateshwara statue.
The Gommateshwara statue is dedicated to the Jain figure Bahubali. It was built around 983 C.E. and is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world. The construction of the statue was commissioned by the Ganga dynasty minister and commander, Chavundaraya. Neighboring areas have Jain temples known as bases and several images of the Tirthankaras. Chandragiri is dedicated to the Jain figure Bharat, the brother of Bahubali and the son of the first Tirthankara Adinatha.
One can have a beautiful view of the surrounding areas from the top of the hill. An event known as Mahamastakabhisheka attracts devotees from all over the world. The Mahamastakabhisheka festival is held once in 12 years when the Gommateshwara statue is anointed with milk, saffron, ghee, sugarcane juice (Tsukasa), etc. the top of the statue. Heinrich Zimmer attributed this anointment as the reason for the statue's freshness. The next abhisheka will be in 2030.
In 2007, the statue was voted as the first of Seven Wonders of India in a Times of India poll; 49% of the total votes favored it.
Valley view in Kodagu
Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. It occupies 4,102 square kilometers (1,584 sq mi) in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban center, making it the least populous of the 30 districts in Karnataka. The nearest railway stations are Mysore Junction, located around 95 km away, and Thalassery and Kannur in Kerala, at 79 km. The nearest airports are Kannur International Airport in Kerala (59 km from Kodagu) and Mangalore International Airport (118 km from Kodagu).
Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. It has a geographical area of 4,102 km2 (1,584 sq mi). The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east, Kasaragod district of Kerala in the west, and Kannur district Kerala to the southwest, and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest elevation of 120 meters (390 ft) above sea level. The highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 meters (5,740 ft), with Pushpagiri, the second-highest, at 1,715 meters (5,627 ft). The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats. Its tributaries drain the greater part of its Kodagu.
Shivanasamudra Falls
Shivanasamudra Falls is a waterfall in the Chamarajanagar district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated along the river Kaveri, which forms the boundary to the Chamarajanagar district and Mandya district. Barachukki Falls in Kollegal Taluk Chamarajanagar district and Gaganachukki Falls in Malavalli Taluk Mandya district is one of the first hydro-electric power stations in Asia, which was set up in 1902. The project was designed by Diwan Sheshadri Iyer, Diwan Sir M Vishveshwaraya. The Shivanasamudra Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has found its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the course of the river. A group of ancient temples is located here, and they're likely was a village.
This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple sides by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 305 meters (1,001 ft), a height of 98 m (322 ft), and an average volume of 934 cubic meters per second (33,000 cu ft/s). The maximum recorded volume is 18,887 cubic meters per second (667,000 cu ft/s).
Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi in the Ballari district of Karnataka, India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple is dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva. Lankan Dandesha built the temple, a nayaka (chieftain), under the ruler Deva Raya II also known as Prada Deva Raya, of the Vijayanagara Empire. Hampi, capital of the Vijayanagara empire, sits on the banks of the Tungabhadra River (Pampa hole/Pampa river). Virupaksha Temple is the main pilgrimage center at Hampi and was considered the most sacred sanctuary over the centuries. It is intact among the surrounding ruins and is still used in worship. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, known here as Virupaksha/Pampa path, as the consort of the local goddess Pampadevi associated with the Tungabhadra River. There is also a Virupakshini Amma temple (mother goddess) in a village called Nalagamapalle, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, approximately 100 km from Tirupati.