A report on Karnataka

Mallikarjuna temple and Kashi Vishwanatha temple at Pattadakal, built successively by the kings of the Chalukya Empire and Rashtrakuta Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chief Minister Dr. Devaraj Urs announcing the new name of the Mysore state as 'Karnataka'

Jog Falls, formed by Sharavathi River, are the second-highest plunge waterfalls in India.

Political map of Indian state of Karnataka with the official names of its 31 districts.

Infosys, a Bengaluru-headquartered information-technology company,

Vishnu image inside the Badami Cave Temple Complex number 3. The complex is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture.

Gomateswara (982–983) at Shravanabelagola is an important centre of Jain pilgrimage.

Halmidi inscription (450 CE) is the earliest attested inscription in the Kannada language.

Indian Institute of Science is one of the premier institutes of India.

Anil Kumble, former captain of the Indian Test team and spin legend, is the highest wicket-taker for India in international cricket.

Bengal tigers at Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore

Chennakesava Temple is a model example of the Hoysala architecture, later repaired in the 16th century with financial support and grants by the Vijayanagara Emperors.

Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur has the second largest pre-modern dome in the world after the Byzantine Hagia Sophia.

Mysore Palace in the evening, the official residence and seat of the Wodeyar dynasty, the rulers of Mysore of the Mysore Kingdom, the royal family of Mysore.

State in the southwestern region of India.

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Bangalore

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Lord Shiva statue at Shivoham Shiva Temple

Mercedes-Benz R&D in Whitefield, Bangalore

World Trade Center Bangalore at Rajajinagar

The Kempegowda International Airport is located in Devanahalli.

BMTC's Vajra buses are a popular in the IT corridor. It was introduced in 2005 BMTC is the first RTC to do so in India. Special Volvo buses to airports are known as Vayu Vajra.

National Law School of India University, a premier law university

The Chinnaswamy Stadium During a Test Match

Banner unveiled by fans at Bengaluru FC vs Shillong Lajong on 7 January 2017.

Bangalore, officially Bengaluru , is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka.

It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest.

Andhra Pradesh

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Andhra Pradesh (, abbr.

Archaeological Museums map of Andhra Pradesh

West Godavari district Collectorate complex, Eluru

Telugu Talli Statue near Kondareddy Buruju, Kurnool

Visakhapatnam is an important commercial hub of the state

Visakhapatnam skyline, overlooking seaport

Aerial View of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)

Isuzu Motors India manufacturing plant aerial view

Tech Mahindra Development Centre, Visakhapatnam

Kondapalli Toys at a house in Vijayawada

Vegetarian Andhra meal, served on important occasions

Undavalli Caves, is a monolithic example of Indian rock-cut architecture and one of the finest testimonials to ancient viswakarma sthapathis.

Vijayawada-Guntur Expressway section of NH 16

Map of airports and airstrips of Andhra Pradesh

Satish Dhawan Space Centre [SDSC], Sriharikota, Nellore

Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam

Rock-cut Buddha statue at Bojjannakonda near Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam.

Lush green farms in Konaseema, East Godavari

Map of Sugar industries in Andhra Pradesh

It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

Clockwise from top: Vagator Beach, Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Shanta Durga Temple, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Goa and Gallery de Fontainhas

Goa

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State on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats.

The Se Cathedral at Old Goa, built-in 1619, is an example of Portuguese architecture and is one of the largest churches in Asia.

Picture of coastline of Vasco da Gama, Goa, taken from an aircraft's window.

Talukas of Goa. Talukas in green shades belong to North Goa district, and orange denote South Goa district.

Coconut palm trees are a ubiquitous symbol of Goa

Hindu-Christianity Unity Memorial at Miramar Beach.

Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in Panaji

Goa International Airport, new terminal building

Government-run Kadamba buses at a bus station in Goa

The Mahadev Temple, attributed to the Kadambas of Goa; in what is today Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park.

Gold coins issued by the Kadamba king of Goa, Shivachitta Paramadideva. Circa 1147–1187 CE.

Train passing next to the Dudhsagar Falls.

Train carrying iron ore to Marmagao Port, Vasco.

Goan prawn curry, a popular dish throughout the state.

Pork vindaloo is a popular Goan curry dish in the state and around the world.

The House of the Seven Gables in Margao.

Carmel College for Women is affiliated to Goa University. It was established more than 50 years to aid in closing the education gender gap.

Goa Medical College, previously called Escola Médico–Cirúrgica de Goa.

It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast.

Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu (, abbr.

Keeladi, a Sangam Era Excavation Site, Sangam period

The Chola Empire at its greatest extent, during the reign of Rajendra Chola I in 1030

Fort Dansborg at Tharangambadi built by the Danish

Thiruvilliputhur Andal Temple Gopuram has been adopted as the official Seal of Tamil Nadu.

Western Ghats traverse along the western border of Tamil Nadu

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve has the largest elephant population in India.

Fort St. George hosts the Chief Secretariat of the government of Tamil Nadu.

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Velankanni is a popular Christian pilgrimage site.

Asia's first Genderqueer Pride parade in Madurai with Anjali Gopalan and Gopi Shankar Madurai (2012)

Children in an elementary school in Mayiladuthurai

Agriculture forms a major portion of the state's economy.

TIDEL Park Coimbatore; Coimbatore is one of the leading IT/ITS centers in India.

A view of the NH 544 expressway between Coimbatore and Salem in Tamil Nadu

Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, one of India's major railway stations

Chennai International Airport, one of India's major international airports.

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority in Thoothukudi, one of India's major seaports

Wind farm in Muppandal and Aralvaimozhi region near Nagercoil

Seventh century paintings in the Sittanavasal Cave, Pudukottai

Jallikattu – A traditional sport conducted as a part of Pongal celebrations

Man riding an elephant in a Pongal Festival Parade in Namakkal

M. S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.

M. G. Ramachandran, was the first actor turned chief minister in India. He has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway has been described as an essential experience of the Western Ghats.

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Shore Temple built by the Pallavas at Mamallapuram during the 8th century, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Vettuvan Koil, the unfinished temple is believed to have been built during the 8th century by Pandyas in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district.

The granite gopuram (tower) of Brihadisvara Temple, 1010 CE

Airavatesvara Temple built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century CE

The pyramidal structure above the sanctum at Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Brihadisvara Temple Entrance Gopurams at Thanjavur

P. V. Nandhidhaa – Chess Woman Grandmaster

Mariyappan Thangavelu (left most) – High jump

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Lying in the southern-most part of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka.

Kannada

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The Halmidi inscription at Halmidi village, in old-Kannada, is usually dated to AD 450 (Kadamba Dynasty)

Old-Kannada inscription dated AD 578 (Badami Chalukya dynasty), outside Badami cave no.3

Old-Kannada inscription of c. AD 726, discovered in Talakad, from the rule of King Shivamara I or Sripurusha (Western Ganga Dynasty)

Old-Kannada inscription of the 9th century (Rashtrakuta Dynasty) at Durga Devi temple in Hampi, Karnataka

The famous Atakur inscription (AD 949) from Mandya district, a classical Kannada composition in two parts; a fight between a hound and a wild boar, and the victory of the Rashtrakutas over the Chola dynasty in the famous battle of Takkolam

Old Kannada inscription dated AD 1057 of Western Chalukya King Someshvara I at Kalleshwara Temple, Hire Hadagali in Bellary district

Old-Kannada inscription ascribed to King Vikramaditya VI (Western Chalukya Empire), dated AD 1112, at the Mahadeva Temple in Itagi, Koppal district of Karnataka state

Old-Kannada inscription of AD 1220 (Hoysala Empire) at Ishwara temple of Arasikere town in the Hassan district

Kannada inscription dated 1509, of King Krishnadevaraya (Vijayanagara Empire), at the Virupaksha temple in Hampi describes his coronation

Kannada inscription dated 1654, at Yelandur with exquisite relief

Shankha Jain Basadi at Lakshmeshwar where the famous Adikavi Pampa wrote the Adipurana in Kannada language

Shankha Jain Basadi temple at Lakshmeshwar where the notable Adikavi Pampa wrote the Adipurana in Kannada language

Kannada ( ಕನ್ನಡ, ) is a classical Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in the southwestern region of India.

Vijayanagara Empire

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Based in the Deccan Plateau region of South India.

Panorama of the Battle of Talikota (1565). In the right panel, Husain Shah (riding a horse) orders the decapitation of Ramaraya (reigned 1542-65), the defeated ruler of Vijaianagara. Ta'rif-i Husain Shahi (Chronicle of Husain Shah).

Kannada inscription of King Krishnadeva Raya, dated 1509, at the Virupaksha temple in Hampi, describing his coronation and the construction of the large open mantapa

Medieval City of Vijayanagara, a reconstructed ancient market place and plantation at the royal center Hampi

Gajashaala or elephant's stable, built by the Vijayanagar rulers for their war elephants

Horizontal friezes in relief on the outer wall enclosure of Hazara Rama temple, depicting life in the empire

Painted ceiling from the Virupaksha temple depicting Hindu mythology, 14th century

Wall panel relief in Hazare Rama Temple at Hampi

Poetic inscription in Kannada by Vijayanagara poet Manjaraja (c.1398)

Temple car at the Vittala temple in Hampi

Aerial view of the Meenakshi Temple, Madurai. The temple was rebuilt by the Nayaks rulers under the Vijayanagar Empire

The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara, whose ruins surround present day Hampi, now a World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India.

Mangalore

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Lopo Vaz de Sampaio, Viceroy of Portuguese India, established Portuguese factories in Mangalore in 1526, which lasted until 1695.

A pen and ink drawing of Mangalore Fort made in 1783, after it had been taken over by the British East India Company

The tower at Light House Hill, Hampankatta, served as a lookout for the British.

A schematic map showing the tourist places in Mangalore city

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in Surathkal is among the premier institutes of India

Jet bridge at the Mangalore International Airport

Neer dosa, a variant of dosa and pundi (rice ball), are native to Mangalore

Dome of the Swami Vivekananda 3D Planetarium

Mangalore, officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka.

Kerala

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State on the Malabar Coast of India.

Portrait of Parashurama by Raja Ravi Varma relating to Keralolpathi.

Poovar is often identified with Biblical Ophir

Portrait of the sword of Zamorins of Kozhikode, relating to the legend of Cheraman Perumal.

Ancient Silk Road map showing the then trade routes. The spice trade was mainly along the water routes (blue).

Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st century CE)

Ezhimala, the early historic headquarters of Mushika dynasty, which was succeeded by the kingdom of Kannur later.

Quilon Syrian copper plates granted to Saint Thomas Christians by Venad (Kollam) ruler Sthanu Ravi Varma, testified about merchant guilds and trade corporations in Early Medieval Kerala. The sixth plate also contains a number of signatures of the witnesses to the grant in Arabic (Kufic script), Middle Persian (cursive Pahlavi script) and Judeo-Persian (standard square Hebrew script).

A panorama of port Kozhikode, shows several types of ships, shipbuilding, net fishing, dinghy traffic and a rugged, sparsely populated interior (Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's atlas Civitates orbis terrarum, 1572)

Uru, a type of ship that was historically used for maritime trade, built at Beypore, Kozhikode

A 1652 Map of India (Malabar Coast is highlighted separately on the right side)

The path Vasco da Gama took to reach Kozhikode (black line) in 1498, which was also the discovery of a sea route from Europe to India, and eventually paved way for the European colonisation of Indian subcontinent.

Bolgatty Palace, built in 1744 by Dutch Malabar, also acted as the British Residency in Kochi

The Mattancherry Palace at Kochi was built and gifted by the Portuguese as a present to the Kingdom of Cochin around 1545

Bekal Fort at Kasaragod built in 1650 CE, the largest fort in Kerala

A 1744 map of Malabar Coast (Malabar coast is on the left side)

Kanakakkunnu Palace at Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram became a major city on Malabar Coast after the ruler Marthanda Varma annexed all minor kingdoms up to Cochin to form Travancore in 18th century CE.

Kerala in British India (1909). Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kochi, and Kannur, were the major cities of the state at that time as indicated in the map

Coconuts are an important regional cash crop.

Jackfruits are the state fruit, and are a cultural icon of Kerala.

A paddy field at Palakkad, also known as The Granary of Kerala

Black pepper is an important cash crop in Kerala, which leads the country in production.

A panoramic view of Vyttila Mobility Hub integrated transit terminal in the city of Kochi

Kochi Metro train at Palarivattom Metro station

Cochin International Airport, the first airport in the world to be fully powered by solar energy

Participants at a pride parade in Thrissur in October 2018

Human Development Index map for Indian states in 2006, as calculated by Government of India and United Nations Development Programme.

Malayala Manorama office in Kottiyam, Kollam

The annual snake boat race is performed during Onam on the Pamba River

Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west.

Telangana

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State in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau.

Ramagiri Fort ruins at Kalvacherla in Peddapalli district is an ancient fort initially built by the Sathavahanas and modified many times by other dynasties till the 16th century.

Kota Gullu, temple ruins built in the 12th century by Kakatiyas at Ghanpur, Mulug in Warangal district.

Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) near Hyderabad

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Yadadri

Telangana at the time of formation on 2 June 2014.

Coal Handling Ropeway near Manuguru, Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

The HITEC City is a major IT hub of Hyderabad

The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Bus

The Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express of South Central Railway zone.

Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a famous Hindu festival in Telangana

Kakatiya Kala Thoranam within the Warangal Fort

Sita Ramachandraswamy temple, Bhadrachalam

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.