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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. Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the Indian monsoon.
Nagaradhane is a form of serpent worship which, along with Bhuta Kola, is one of the unique traditions prevalent in coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod collectively known as Tulu Nadu, practiced by Tuluva community members. Cobras are not just seen as deities, but as an animal species which should be respected, appeased ...
Today, the school, which has grown with government support and donations from private individuals, is known as Hajabba School. He is affectionately known as 'Akshara Santa' (letter-saint). [ 6 ] He is known for the extraordinary contribution he made, despite his own relatively constrained circumstances, to the cause of education in his native ...
Yakshagana is the scholastic name in Kannada (used for the last 200 years) for art forms formerly known as kēḷike, āṭa, bayalāṭa, and daśāvatāra. The word Yakshagana previously referred to a form of literature primarily in Kannada (starting from the 16th century). Of late Yakshaganas in Tulu and even now in Telugu are available.
Dharmasthala Temple (Kṣētra Dharmasthala) is an 800-year-old [1] Hindu religious institution in the temple town of Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.The deities of the temple are Hindu god [2] Shiva, who is referred to as Mañjunatha, Hindu goddess Ammanavaru, the Tirthankara Chandraprabha and the protective gods of Jainism, Kalarahu, Kalarkayi, Kumarasvami and Kanyakumari.
Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency formerly Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India.This constituency is closer to Kerala. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. [3]
Nalin Kumar Kateel: Member of Parliament of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency and former President of BJP-Karnataka Manorama Madhwaraj : former Member of Parliament, Udupi ; former MLA Udupi Lalaji Mendon : MLA, Kaup Vidhansabha
Dakshina Kannada district geography stubs (1 C, 108 P) Pages in category "Dakshina Kannada district" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.