The Cuisine of Karnataka includes many vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

* Cuisine of Karnataka

* Cuisine of Karnataka

*** Cuisine of Karnataka

Seere also has different variations of draping depending on regions like Kodagu, North and South Karnataka and Karavali.

The Kanara or Canara region ( Tulu / Konkani: Karavali ಕರ ಾ ವಳ ಿ )( Konkani: कर ा वल ी) which is also Known as Coastal Karnataka comprises three coastal districts of Karnataka, namely Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada and Kasaragod Taluk of Kerala in southwestern India.

About one hundred temples have survived in present-day Karnataka state, mostly in the Malnad ( hill ) districts, the native home of the Hoysala kings.

* Gobbe Seere – This style is worn by women in the Malnad or Sahyadri and central region of Karnataka.

Malenadu (), also Malnad ,( from either male, ' hill ' or maļe, ' rain ', together with nādu, ' land ') is a region of Karnataka state in South India.

Primarily it is a name given to the form prevailing in Coastal and Malnad areas of Karnataka, though forms like Doddata are also called by the same name often.

The Keladi Nayakas were successors of the Vijayanagara Empire in the coastal and Malnad ( hill ) districts of Karnataka, India, in the late 16th century.

Malnad College of Engineering ( MCE ) is an engineering college located in Hassan, Karnataka, India.

It was established in 1960, during the second 5 year plan of India, as a joint venture between the Government of India, Government of Karnataka and the Malnad Technical Education Society, Hassan.

Some Indian regions, such as Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka, have been strongly influenced by Jains and often the majority of the local Hindus of every denomination have also become vegetarian.

* 1973 – The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.

A majority of the silk in India is produced in Karnataka State, particularly in Mysore and the North Bangalore regions of Muddenahalli, Kanivenarayanapura, and Doddaballapur.

Clams are eaten more in the coastal regions of India, especially in the Konkan, Kerala, Bengal, and Karnataka regions.

However, the tradition continues in certain regions of India, particularly the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve comprising 5500 km² of the evergreen forests of Nagarahole, deciduous forests of Bandipur National Park and Nugu in Karnataka and adjoining regions of Wayanad, Mudumalai National Park and Mukurthi National Park in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu forms the largest contiguous protected area in the Western Ghats.

It included the northern half of the state of Kerala and some coastal regions of present day Karnataka.

* Yakshagana is a musical theater popular in coastal and Malenadu regions of Karnataka

After the Odeyar era who already had established democracy by naming elected representative called Saamantha in southern regions as early as 19th century, the 1947 partition brought a centre into being under democracy and Karnataka accepted a bicameral legislature.

On 1 November 1973, under Devaraj Urs as Chief Minister, Mysore state was renamed as Karnataka since it was felt that Karnataka was more ' inclusive ' of all the other regions of Karnataka than the name Mysore.

Sambar is a vegetable stew or chowder based on a broth made with tamarind and pigeon peas, and is very popular in the cooking of southern regions of India, especially in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

In regions that grow coconuts, notably Kerala, coastal Karnataka ( Udupi, Mangalore ) and Tamil Nadu, sambar is also made with a paste of ground coconuts and spices.

Desh is bounded on the west by the Western Ghats or Sahyadri range, on the north by the Kandesh and on the east by the Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, and on the south by the state of Karnataka.

From Mattamayura, they established monasteries in regions now in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra and Kerala.

Nilgai antelope are found throughout most of India, from the base of the Himalayas in the north, down to the state of Karnataka in the south, being absent only in eastern Bengal, Assam, the Malabar Coast, and regions close to the Bay of Bengal.

This theather style is mainly prevalent in the coastal districts and Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India.

At its greatest extent, the presidency included much of southern India, including the present-day Indian State of Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, Ganjam, Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangapur and Gajapati districts of southern Orissa and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka.

At its greatest extent, the Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gujarat, the western two-thirds of Maharashtra state, including the regions of Konkan, Desh, and Kandesh, and northwestern Karnataka state of India ; it also included Pakistan's Sindh province ( 1843-1935 ) and the British territory of Aden in Yemen ( 1839-1939 ).

Shola forests are found in the higher altitude hill regions of the Nilgiris, Kanyakumari district, the Western Ghats and associated ranges in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

The forest regions of Yelandur, Chamrajanagar and Kollegal, including the hilly tracts and foothills of Biligirirangan and Male Mahadeshwara in the southern part of Karnataka, are inhabited by nearly twenty thousand Soliga tribal people.

The cities of Baroda, Surat, and Ahmedabad ( Gujrat ), Belgaum ( Karnataka ), Indore, Gwalior ( Madhya Pradesh ), Hyderabad ( Andhra Pradesh ) and Tanjore ( Tamil Nadu ) each have sizable Marathi-speaking communities.

In addition to all universities in Maharashtra, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ( Gujarat ), Osmania University ( Andhra Pradesh ), Gulbarga university ( Karnataka ), Devi Ahilya University of Indore and Goa University ( Panaji ) all have special departments for higher studies in Marathi linguistics.

In Goa and Dakshina Kannada ( Karnataka state, India ), turmeric plant leaf is used to prepare special sweet dishes, patoleo, by layering rice flour and coconut-jaggery mixture on the leaf, and then closing and steaming it in a special copper steamer ( goa ).

Indian rice cultivars include long-grained and aromatic Basmati ( ਬ ਾ ਸਮਤ ੀ) ( grown in the North ), long and medium-grained Patna rice, and in South India ( Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka ) short-grained Sona Masuri ( also called as Bangaru theegalu ).

It is situated at a distance of 12 km to the south from the Bangalore-Mangalore road ( NH-48 ), 78 km from Halebidu, 89 km from Belur, 83 km from Mysore, 233 km from Mangalore, 17 km from Hirisave and 157 km from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka.

Sir Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore ( a Princely State now called State of Karnataka ), and Tata himself.

In Maharashtra, bhakri ( भ ा कर ी in Marathi ; also called ಭಕ ್ ರ ಿ bhakri in Northern Karnataka ), a type of flat bread is prepared using finger millet ( ragi ) flour.

In the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Neem flowers are very popular for their use in ' Ugadi Pachhadi ' ( soup-like pickle ), which is made on Ugadi day.

* Shri Veerabhadra Temple-Singataloor, Mundargi ( Tq ), Gadag ( Karnataka )

* Shri Veerabhadra Temple-Balehonnur ( Veerashaiva Rambhapuri peetha ), N. R. Pura ( Tq ), Chikkamagaluru ( Karnataka )

Six Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have Bicameral Legislatures, these are called legislative councils ( Vidhan Parishad ), one third of who get elected every 6 years, there are graduate constituencies ( members elected exclusively by graduates ), teachers constituencies ( members elected exclusively by teachers ), municipal constituencies ( members elected exclusively by Mayors and council members of the city Governments ). From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was Unicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats.

In Karnataka, India, the tamarind, called hunasae hannu, is used in saaru ( lentil soup ), sambhar or sambar ( vegetable soup ), gojju ( sauce ), majjigae huli ( yogurt-based soup ) and several types of chutneys.

Founded in 1336, the Vijayanagara Empire ( named for its capital Vijayanagara ( Vijayanagar ), " City of Victory ," in present-day Karnataka ) expanded rapidly toward Madurai in the south and Goa in the west and exerted intermittent control over the east coast and the extreme southwest.

Nizam's Dominions in the 18th century extended from Aurangabad and Berar in the north to Tiruchirapally in the south, encompassing the entire area of ' Circars ' ( later annexed by French and British forces ), and parts of today's Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

* India: The Vidhan Parishad ( or Legislative Council ) in seven of the twenty-eight Indian states ( Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh ), the Vidhan Parishad serves as the upper house of a bicameral legislature

The Vidhana Soudha, located in Bengaluru ( Bangalore ), is the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka.