Culture of Karnataka
Karnataka is a southwestern state of India. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the West, Goa in Northwest, Maharashtra to the north and Telangana to the Northeast. Andra Pradesh to the East, Tamil Nadu to the Southeast and Kerala to the South.
Karnataka has a rich cultural heritage, which has been continuously moving forward with the contribution of various empires. Karnataka literature, architecture, folklore, music, painting, and other art forms have a lot of impact on the people. You can see various ancient buildings and monuments, Mauryan Empire special architecture can also be found here.
◾Food Culture :-
Karnataka food is extremely rich in variety. From strict vegetarian delicacies of Udipi to non-vegetarian gourmets of Kodava, food in Karnataka have something which brings water in your mouth.
Karnataka is famous for the variety of dosa and sambhar it serves. Rice is the staple of Karnataka food. A typical Kannadiga Oota (meal) consists of rice, sambhar, pickle, ghee, dessert and other curry-based dishes served on a banana leaf.
◾Traditional Dance And Music Culture:-
◾Dance
The culture of Karnataka revolves around its dance, music folk art and drama, and literature. Karnataka is a treasure house of ritualistic dances. Karnataka is a treasure house to various dance forms, the word Kunitha is used for all folk dances or ritual dances.
Some dance forms
🔺Gaarudi Gombe
🔺Nagamandala
🔺Goravara kunita
🔺Togalu Gombeyaata
🔺Joodu Haligi
◾Music
Indian classical music has a special place for Karnataka as both Karnatak (Carnatic) and Hindustani styles find a place in the state. It is the only state where Hindustani music from the north and Carnatic music from the south can be found together.
◾ Festivals :-
The second important festival of Karnataka is Ugadi (Kannada New Year), while other festivals celebrated are Makara Sankranti (the Harvest Festival), Ganesh Chaturthi, Nagapanchami, Basava Jayanti, Deepavali, and Ramzan.
Kambala is an epic buffalo race which is an annual two-day festival, kambala season generally starts in November and lasts until March.
◾ Tourism :-
Karnataka has many tourist locations and each location speaks in volume and uniqueness.
The coastal coast of Karnataka is not very large, but it is home to India’s most beautiful seaside. The state between the west coast and the Deccan Plateau is located in the forest, pavilion, temple, cave, beach, riverbank, lake, coffee plantations, waterfalls, ruins, and other places.
The top tourist destination is:
Mysore Palace
Chikmagalur
Coorg hill station
Shravanabelagola Gommateshwara statue
Shivanasamudra Falls
Jog Falls, Gerosoppa Falls
Dharmasthala
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