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The Tunga River (alternatively spelled Thunga) is a river in Karnataka state, southern India. The river is born in the Western Ghats(Sahyadri mountains) on a hill known as Varaha Parvata at a place called Gangamoola. From here, the river flows through two districts in Karnataka - Chikmagalur District and Shimoga District.
Koodli, also spelled Kudli or Kudali, is a small historic village in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka.It is at the sangam (confluence) of two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River at nearly 1,200 metres (3,937 ft).
Gajanur is a village 12 km from Shimoga in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, India.The Tunga river flows through the village. Gajanur is well known for the dam built across the river. 1 km from Gajanur there is place called "Sakkarebaylu" which is an elephant training camp run by the government of India. located on the banks of the Tunga river.
Shimoga, officially Shivamogga, [4] is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the Karnataka state of India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River.
Tunga River, which originates at Gangamoola. Gangamoola is the origin of three rivers, Tunga, Bhadra and Netravathi. Tunga. From its origin, the Tunga flows in a north-easterly direction passing the towns of Sringeri, Thirthahalli and Shimoga. A dam has been constructed across it at Gajanur.
Bridge across the river Tunga at Thirthahalli. Thirthahalli is located at It has an average elevation of 591 metres (1938 feet). The Tirthahalli Town Panchayat has population of 14,528 of which 7,093 are males while 7,435 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Mattur is located by the Tunga River around 4 kilometres from Shivamogga and has long been known as a centre of learning for Sanskrit and Vedic studies. According to copper plate inscriptions preserved by the archaeology department, Mattur along with neighbouring Hosahalli, were gifted to the people by the emperor of Vijayanagara in 1512.
The name of the place is derived by the presence of two temples Hari and Hara located across each other. The four-hundred-year-old Shiva (Hara) temple is located upstream on the banks of the River Tunga, about a kilometer away from the matha. This temple has intricate carvings on three sides depicting the entire Ramayana. Sri Someshwara Temple