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Karnataka (/ k ər ˈ n ɑː t ə k ə / kər-NAH-tə-kə; ISO: Karnāṭaka, Kannada: [kɐɾˈnaːʈɐkɐ]) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
The Karnataka government has introduced The Golden Chariot – a train which connects popular tourist destinations in the state and Goa. The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation is the governmental body that works to promote tourism in Karnataka. [6]
Karnataka has achieved a prominent place in the world of Hindustani music as well. Several of Karnataka's Hindustani musicians won the Kalidas Sanman, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards. Some famous performers are Gangubai Hangal, [12] Puttaraj Gawai, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, [13] Pt.
The ritual dances of Karnataka are known as Kunitha.One such dance is the Dollu Kunitha, a popular dance form accompanied by singing and the beats of decorated drums.This dance is primarily performed by men from the Kuruba Gowda caste.
Most famous temples of Karnataka [ edit ] Nanjangud, Mysore Sri Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari Temple, Bengaluru Mandyada Sri Shiradi Sai Baba Mandir, Mandya Manjunatheshwara Temple, Dharmasthala The statue of Gomatheswara, Shravanabelagola Vindyagiri Hill Kudala Sangama in Bagalkot district , North Karnataka , where Basavanna's samadhi is located
The credit for doing early extensive study of prehistoric Karnataka goes to Robert Bruce-Foote and this work was later continued by many other scholars. [5] The pre-historic culture of Karnataka (and South India in general) is called the hand-axe culture, as opposed to the Sohan culture of North India.
Kannadigas in the Hubli-Karnataka region for example, came under the rule of the Bombay presidency where Marathi was the official language. Those in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region came under the Nizam's rule where Urdu ruled, while in Mysore Kingdom, Kannada was the official language.
The Gommateshwara statue is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue on Vindhyagiri, also known as Indra-giri in the town of Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] [2] Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the ancient world.