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1652 Sanson Map of India. Mangalore was named after the deity Mangaladevi, the presiding deity of the Mangaladevi Temple, [9] or a synonym of the goddess Tara of the Vajrayana Buddhist sect. [10] According to local legend, a princess named Parimala or Premaladevi from Malabar [11] renounced her kingdom and became a disciple of Matsyendranath, the founder of the Nath tradition. [12]
Pages in category "Geography of Mangalore" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Light House Hill; M.
Mangalore taluk geography stubs (66 P) Pages in category "Mangalore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
A schematic map showing the tourist places in Mangalore city. The city of Mangalore is proclaimed as the gateway to Karnataka [1] and lies nestled between the blue waters of the Arabian Sea and the green, towering hills of the Western Ghats. The 184 square km city is spread out over the backwaters of the two rivers, Netravati and Gurpura.
Dakshina Kannada district is located in the state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore.The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west.
Kudroli was earlier Known as Kudre-halli where Tippu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, army used to have Horses stables and grazing land, is one of the oldest and well-known localities of Mangalore City located on the Western Coastal belt of Karnataka, India. Since it is the oldest locality pre-dominated by Muslim inhabitants it has become an ...
Adyar is situated on the north bank of the Netravati River approximately 10km to the east of central Mangalore. Adyar is north-west of the Pavoor Uliya island, which it is connected to via a footbridge. The footbridge is closed during monsoon season. Other local sites of interest include the Adyar Falls, a series of waterfalls.
Vamanjoor is a tourist and residential locality in the Coastal city of Mangalore in Karnataka, India, close to Kudupu and Gurupura. Vamanjoor is famous for many historic as well as geographical reasons. It is also home for the first ever and the only Catholic Engineering institute in Karnataka, St. Joseph Engineering College.