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FACTS |
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Languages |
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Kannada, Urdu and Tamil. |
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Crops |
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Areca nut, Cashew, coconut, coffee, cotton, fruits and millets. |
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Industries |
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Aircraft, cement, electronics, machine tools, pharma, sandalwood and ivory Industries, soap, telephone and watch. |
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Airports |
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Bangalore, Belgaum, Mangalore, Bellary, Hubli and Mysore. |
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Time to visit |
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October to April. |
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Festivals |
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Sankranthi- Jan, Dussehra- Sept.
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With Maharastra and Goa on the north, Andhra Pradesh on the east, Tamilnadu and Kerala on the south, the land of Karnataka slopes down into the Arabian Sea in the west.
The Kadambas, the Hoysalas, the Chalukyas and the Vijayanagar Emperors reigned here. This state is full of beautiful gardens and ornate buildings. This state was also the first to step into the Industrial dawn.
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PLACES
OF INTEREST |
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Bandipur |
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Wildlife Sanctuary. |
Bangalore |
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Garden
city, palaces and museums, handicrafts and temples. |
Belgaum
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Fort. |
Bijapur |
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Ancient
Muslim capital, mosques and towers. |
Chikmagalur
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Coffee
plantations, forests and hill station. |
Halebid
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Ancient
Hoysala architecture and sculptures. |
Hampi
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Vijayanagar
capital, ruins of fort. |
Jog falls |
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Waterfalls
and Spa |
Kolar
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Gold
mines |
Mangalore |
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Temples
and beaches. |
Mysore
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Palaces
and gardens, Zoo and museums, Chamundi hills, Krishnarajasagar Dam, Brindavan
Gardens. |
Nagarhole
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Wildlife
sanctuary. |
Nandi
hills |
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Health
resort and pilgrim center. |
Shravana
belagola |
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Jain
pilgrim center, Gomateshwara statue. |
Udupi |
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Hindu pilgrim
center, temples and cuisine. |