Karnataka

Description:-Vidhana Soudha ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau, Bangalore , Pin Code :- 560001

Vidhana Soudha is located in Bangalore, is the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka.Kengal Hanumanthaiah is credited with the conception and construction of the Vidhana Soudha. Hanumanthaiah was criticized for the nearly 15 million spent to construct the building.But the building designed by him is an outstanding structure of Neo Dravidian style. The land area is 24 hectares (60 acres).

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Description:- High Court Bangalore,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- High Court P.O Pin Code :- 560001

The High Court of Karnataka (IAST: Karnātaka Uchha Nyāyālaya, commonly called the Karnataka High Court) is the High Court of the Indian state of Karnataka and thus its highest judicial authority. The court's principal bench is located in Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka, with additional benches in Hubli-Dharwad and Gulbarga. It was previously called the High Court of Mysore. In Bangalore, the High Court functions out of a red-painted brick building known as the Attara Kacheri, located opposite the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the legislature of Karnataka.




Description:- Kempe Gowda Tower, Basavanagudi,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Basavanagudi HPO Pin Code :- 560004

Kempe Gowda Gate also was build by Kempe Gouda a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire. The city of Bengaluru, capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, was fortified by Kempe Gowda in 1537.Kempe Gowda built a red fort with eight gates and a moat surrounding it. Inside the fort two wide roads ran from North to South and East to West.
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Description:- Ashoka Pillar,Jayanagar   State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Jayanagar 3rd Block P.O,  Pin Code :-560011
Release Date : 18-April -2024 

Ashoka Pillar, a 20-odd-feet tall granite stone structure, that was built at a cost of Rs 3,000/- represents a legacy of another era. The top of the pillar bears the four lions similar to the National Emblem. It also bears Mysore’s royal emblem, the two-headed mythological bird Gandabherunda. August 20th, 1948 C. Rajagopalachari, the last governor-general of India was to unveil a historic stone nameplate on the base of the Ashoka Pillar to mark the birth of Jayanagar in South Bengaluru.



Description:- Indian Science Institute Bangalore,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Science Institute P.O  Pin Code :- 560012

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a publicdeemedresearch university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management. It is located in Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The institute was established in 1909 with active support from Jamsetji Tata and thus is also locally known as the "Tata Institute". It is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India and has the highest citation per faculty among all the universities in the world. It was granted the deemed to be university status in 1958 and the Institute of Eminence status in 2018.







Description:- Papilio Buddha Butterfly ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Bannerghatta P.O Pin Code :- 560083

Bannerghatta National Park located near Bangalorewas founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974.In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park. India's first butterfly enclosure at the park. It occupies 7.5 acres and houses a butterfly conservatory, a museum, and an audiovisual room.





Description:-Grizzled Giant Squirrel ,State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Helagalli B.O   Pin Code :- 562117

grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in the highlands of the Central and Uva provinces of Sri Lanka, and in patches of riparian forest along the Kaveri River and in the hill forests of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of southern India.Grizzled giant squirrels are named for the white flecks of hair that cover their greyish-brown bodies, giving them a grizzled look.

Description:-Nandi, a Bull ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Nandi Hills B.O  Pin Code :- 562118

Nandi Hills is an ancient hill fortress built by Ganga Dynasty and later enlarged and strengthened by Tipu Sultan in southern India. During the Chola period, Nandi Hills was called Anandagiri meaning The Hill of Happiness. It is also perhaps called Nandi Hills because the hills resemble a sleeping bull. Another theory holds that the hill gets its name from an ancient, 1300-year-old Dravidian-style Nandi is temple situated on this hill.






Description:- Kolar Glod Mine,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Championreefs P O Pin Code :- 563117

Kolar Gold Fields (K.G.F.) is a mining region in K.G.F. talukKolar districtKarnatakaIndia. It is headquartered in Robertsonpet, where employees of Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML) and BEML Limited (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) and their families live. K.G.F. is about 30 kilometres  from Kolar, 100 kilometres  from Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, the town has been known for gold mining. The mine closed on 28 February 2001 due to a fall in gold prices, despite gold still being present there. One of India's first power-generation units was built in 1889 to support mining operations. The mine complex hosted some particle physics experiments between the 1960s and 1992.


Description:- Elephant carrying Howdah,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau, Mysore Pin Code :-570001

Elephant carrying Howdah, Mysuru is located in the 145.2 km towards the southwest of      Bengaluru.It served as the capital city of the Kingdom of Mysuru for nearly six centuries from 1399 until 1956. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty. Elephants are an integral part of the Mysore Dasara Festival. 





Description:- SGS Asharam , Nada Mantapa ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- SGS Ashram P.O Pin Code :- 570025

Nada Mantapa, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji is the founder of “Avadhoota Datta Peetham” which is well known by his name ‘Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram’. It is spread over on 40 acre vast land lying at the foot of Chamundi Hill, in the Royal City of Mysore.It has been full-fledged over years with an impressing height including many sacred features.


Description:- Mahishasura, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Chamundibetta B.O  Pin Code :- 571010

Mahishasura was a buffalo Asura in Hinduism.He is known among Hindus of most sects as a deceitful demon who pursued his evil ways by shape-shifting.Mahishasura was the son of Rambha,and the great-grandson of Brahmarshi Kashyapa. He was ultimately killed by Goddess Durga - after which She gained the epithet Mahishasuramardini. The Navaratri festival eulogizes this battle between Mahishasura and Durga,culminating in Vijaya Dasami, a celebration of his ultimate defeat.




Description:- Lord Somanatha Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-  Somanathapur B.OPin Code :- 571120

The Chennakesava Temple, also referred to as Keshava Temple is a  Vaishnava Hindu temple on the banks of River Kaveri at Somanathapura,Karnataka,The temple was consecrated in 1258 CE by Somanatha Dandanayaka,a general of the Hoysala King Narasimha III. The ornate temple is a model illustration of the Hoysala architecture.



Description:-Panchalinga Darshan, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Talkad S. O Pin Code :- 571122

Panchalinga Darshan, Talakadu is a desert-like town on the left bank of the Kaveri river 45 km (28 miles) from Mysore and 133 km (82 miles) from Bangalore in KarnatakaIndia. It once had over 30 temples, most of which now lay buried in sand. The extant group of temples, where the eastward flowing Kaveri river changes course as the sand on its banks spreads over a wide area, is a popular pilgrimage site for Hindus.



Description:- Odikathi and Peechikathi,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Madikeri H.O Pin Code :- 571201

Odikathi and Peechikathi,Madikeri is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk in Kodagu. adikeri was known as Muddu Raja Keri, which meant Mudduraja's town,was named after the prominent Haleri king Mudduraja who ruled Kodagu from 1633 to 1687.Kodagu was ruled by Kadambas,GangasCholas,Hoysalas,Vijayanagar kings & Haleri Dynasty Odikathi,a dagger and a Peechikathi, a small knife used by the Kodava community as a part of their ceremonial dress.

Description:- Gloriosa Superba (Wild Lily), State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Nagarahole B.O Pin Code :- 571258

Gloriosa superba is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae.Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, and fire lily.The Nagarahole National Park encompasses a rich biodiversity of both flora and fauna and is regarded as one of the richest protected areas in Asia.

Description:- Tiger ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Bandipur B.O Pin Code :- 571318

Tiger,Bandipur National Park established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India. The park spans an area of 874 square kilometers, protecting several species of India's endangered wildlife



Description:- Tiger's Paw, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Bandipur B.O Pin Code :- 571318

Tiger's Paw, Panthera tigris is the largest extant cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside. It is an apex predator, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and wild boar.It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, requiring large contiguous areas of habitat, which support its requirements for prey and rearing of its offspring.Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two years, before they become independent and leave their mother's home range to establish their own.


Description:- Porcupine ,State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Kyathadevaragudi B.O   Pin Code :- 571342

Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is a hystricomorph rodent species native to southern Asia and the Middle East. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It belongs to the Old World porcupine family, Hystricidae.The Indian crested porcupine is a large rodent, weighing 11–18 kg (24–40 lb).Their body (from the nose to the base of the tail) measures between 70 and 90 cm (28 and 35 in) with the tail adding an additional 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in). The lifespan of wild Indian crested porcupines is unknown, but the oldest known captive individual was a female that lived to be 27.1 years old.




Description:- Flying Pelican, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Kokkare Bellur B.O Pin Code :- 571433

Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae.They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.They have predominantly pale plumage,the exceptions being the  brown and Peruvian pelicans.Kokkarebellur,usually shortened by the colloquial usage to Kokrebellur.The uniqueness of Kokkarebellur lies in the long-established bond between the spot-billed pelicans and the villagers who have adopted this bird as their local heritage, since they consider the birds as harbingers of good luck and prosperity to the village.






Description:- Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Srirangapatna H.O Pin Code :- 571438
Mausoleum of Tipu Sultan, The Gumbaz at Srirangapatna is a Muslim mausoleum at the centre of a landscaped garden, holding the graves of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali, and his mother Fakhr-Un-Nisa. It was built by Tippu Sultan to house the graves of his parents.



Description:- Sword and Headgear of Tipu Sultan,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Srirangapatna H.O  Pin Code :-571438 

Sword and Headgear of Tipu Sultan, Srirangapatna is a town of Mandya district in the  Indian State of Karnataka. Located near the city of Mysore,it is of religious, cultural and historic importance. Tipu Sultan had lost his sword in a war with the  Nairs of Travancore during the Battle of the Nedumkotta (1789)The Maharaja, Dharma Raja, gave the famous sword to the Nawab of Arcot, from whom the sword was taken away forcibly by the British after annexing Arcot and sent to London.



Description:- Elephent ,State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Mahadeshwara Malai S.O   Pin Code :- 571490

The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of four extant recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia.Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants and have the highest body point on the head. The tip of their trunk has one finger-like process. Their back is convex or level. Indian elephants reach a shoulder height of between 2 and 3.2 m (6.6 and 10.5 ft), weigh between 2,000 and 5,000 kg (4,400 and 11,000 lb), and have 19 pairs of ribs. Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is found in Kollegala. This is one more wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka in addition to already existing 22 wildlife sanctuaries. Karnataka government has declared that a part of Kollegala Range Forest as Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, covering 1,224 sqkm of the Range forest and 906.18 sqkm (90,618.75 hectares) is sanctuary, with effect from 15.12.2012. This is in accordance with the provisions of the Wildlife Conservation Act, 1972. This has provided momentum to the conservation of wildlife in the area inspite of many obstacles.



Description:-Siddaganga Shivakumar Swamiji ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Siddaganaga Mutt,Tumkur  Pin Code :- 572104

Shivakumara Swami was an Indian supercentenarian, humanitarian, spiritual leader and educator. He was a Lingayat religious figure, he joined the Siddaganga Matha in 1930 Karnataka and became head seer from 1941.He also founded the Sri Siddaganga Education Society.Described as the most esteemed adherent of Lingayatism,he was referred to as Nadedaaduva Devaru (walking God) in the state.

Description:- Mandaragiri Jain Temple ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Hirehalla S.O Tumkur Pin Code :- 572168

Mandaragiri Jain Temple is located near Hirehalli Tulkur District. A pinchi is a peacock feather fan with bright blue-green shades which can take away all your blues. Another attraction here is the tall Chandranatha Thirthankara statue. Basadi Betta is a significant pilgrimage centre for Jains in the southern state of Karnataka.


Description:- Darpana Sundari,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Belur S.O Pin Code :-573115 

Darpana Sundari a salabhanjika or shalabhanjika is the sculpture of a woman, displaying stylised feminine features, standing near a tree and grasping a branch. The name of these figures comes from the Sanskrit meaning 'breaking a branch of a sala tree'.They are also known as madanakai,  madanika or shilabalika,and the term is somewhat interchangeable with female,tree-graping yakshi.The salabhanjika's female features,like breasts and hips, are often exaggerated.Frequently these sculpted figures display complex hairdos and an abundance of jewellery. Shalabanjika with Mirror at Chennakeshava temple, Belur.


Description:- Shilabalikas,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Halebeedu S.O Pin Code :- 573121

Shilabalikas, Halebidu was the regal capital of the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century. Most notable are the ornate Hoysaleshwara and Kedareshwara temples.The city got the name "Halebidu" because it was damaged and deserted into "old capital" after being ransacked and looted twice by forces of the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century. A salabhanjika  or  shalabhanjika is the sculpture of a woman,displaying stylised feminine features, standing near a tree and grasping a branch. The name of these figures comes from the Sanskrit  meaning 'breaking a branch of a sala tree'. They are also known as madanakai,madanika  or shilabalika, and the term is somewhat interchangeable with female, tree-graping yakshi.



Description:- Gommateshwara ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Sravanabelagola S.O Pin Code :-573135 

Gommateshwara Shravanabelagola is a town located near Channarayapatna of Hassan district in the state of Karnataka.The Gommateshwara Bahubali statue at Shravanabelagola is one of the most important  tirthas (pilgrimage destinations)in Jainism.The Gommateshwara statue is the tallest monolithic statue in the world, carved out of a single block of granite.It is 57-foot high monolithic, so tall that it can be seen from 30 km away.It symbolizes Peace, Non violence, sacrifice worldly affairs, and simple living as followed by Jainism.





Description:- Seated Tirthankara,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Karkala H.O  Pin Code :- 574104

Seated Tirthankara, Karkala also known as Karla, is a town and the headquarters of Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka. The town was called Pandya Nagari during the period of Jain rule, and later became known as Karikallu , then Karkal and then finally to Karkala. In Jainism, a Tirthankara  literally a 'ford-maker’ is a saviour and spiritual teacher of the dharma. The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the saṃsāra. Jainism postulates that time has no beginning or end. 

Description:-Kaup Light House ,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Kaup P.O Pin Code :- 574106

Kaup Light House, Kaup is a town in Udupi district of Karnataka,The Kapu light house was built in 1901 and has for these many years stood on the rocks guiding thousands of sailors and warning the presence of dangerous rocks. It stands 27.12 m above the base.The stairs keep getting steeper and steeper as you ascend. At the last spiral there is a room where there are wooden steps, it's more like a ladder to be precise where you will have to snug yourself thru and arrive at the balcony of the Light house





Description:- Kere Basadi, Varanga   State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Varanga B.O, Pin Code :- 574108
Release Date : 5-January -2024 


Kere Basadi is a 12th-century temple, considered to be unique for being situated in the middle of a lake. The mulnayak of the temple is Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara. The temple is built in chaturmukha style, having four entrance and a chaturmukha idol. The temple also includes a Jain Matha.



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Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple,Kateel or Kateelu is a temple town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is considered one of the holiest Hindu temple towns in India. It is situated on the banks of the river Nandini. The name Kateel is derived from two words―‘Kati’ meaning waist and ‘Ile’ meaning earth. Kateel means the central area of earth. lord Adhishakti who took the form of a linga in the middle of river Nandini. Thus the Durga Parameshwari Temple is built around this.


Description:- Sri Manjunatheswara Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Dharmasthala P.O Pin Code :- 574216

Sri Manjunatheswara Temple,Dharmasthala is an Indian temple town on the banks of the Nethravathi River in the Belthangady taluk of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.The town is known for its Dharmasthala Temple which houses the shrine of Shiva, Manjunatha, Ammanavaru, Chandranath and the Dharma Daivas, Kalarahu,  Kalarkayi, Kumaraswamy and Kanyakumari.Dharmastala represents religious tolerance.



Description:- Saavira Kambada Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Moodbidri S.O Pin Code :- 574227

Saavira Kambada Temple is a basadi or Jain temple noted for its 1000 pillars in MoodabidriKarnataka, India.The temple is also known as "Chandranatha Temple" since it honors the tirthankara Chandraprabha, whose eight-foot idol is worshipped in the shrine.The town of Moodabidri is noted for its eighteen Jain temples but Saavira Kambada Temple is considered the finest among them. The Basadi was built by the local chieftain, Devaraya Wodeyar in 1430 with additions made in 1962. The shrine has a 50 feet tall monolith manasthambha erected by Karkala Bhairava Queen Nagala Devi.




Description:- Head of Serpent Vasuki, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-  Subrahmanya S.OPin Code :- 574238

Head of Serpent Vasuki, Kukke Subramanya  a Hindu temple located in the village Subramanya, Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada district Karnataka. In this temple Kartikeya is worshipped as Subramanya,lord of all serpents. The epics relate that the divine serpent Vasuki and other serpents found refuge under Subramanya when threatened by the Garuda. Kumara Parvatha forms a picture-perfect backdrop to the temple entrance and the Shesha Parvatha a mountain shaped like a six-headed mythological serpent, adjacent to Kumara Parvatha looks like a cobra with its open hood, as if protecting the temple shrine of Lord Subramanya. 



Description:- Bahubali (Lord Gommateshwara Statue), State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Venur S.O Pin Code :- 574242

Lord Gommateshwara Statue Venur is a small town in Dakshina Kannada District of ataka state situated on the bank of river Phalguni.Venur,though a small town,was once a great seat of Jainism.It was the capital of the Ajila  Dynasty and one of the most prominent Kings of then Thimmanna Ajila built a colossus of Gommateshwara 38 feet high in 1604 AD.He was a direct descendant of Chamundaraya,who built one at Shravanabelagola.




Description:-Light House, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau,Mangalore Pin Code :- 575001

Light House Hill is situated in Hampankatta, the heart of Mangalore City in the southern India. It was built by Hyder Ali and was used as watch tower for Sultanate of Mysore Navy. The huge watchtower in the hill served as a base for the British, from where many resident commanders of the British Navy would monitor the movement of travelling ships. The base of the light house has a library, with a reading room named after Karnad Sadashiv Rao, a renowned freedom fighter.



Description:- Sri Krishna, Udupi Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Udupi H.O Pin Code :- 576101

Sri Krishna Temple Udupi is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to god Krishna and Dvaita Matha located in the city of Udupi in Karnataka,In the 13th century,Vaishnavite saint Madhvacharya founded the Sri Krishna  Temple. He set up eight mathas - Ashta Mathas in Udupi to propagate the Dvaita Vedanta  philosophy,and this caused a vibrant temple culture to take root in present-day Udupi district.



Description:-St. Mary's Islands, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Malpe S.O Pin Code :- 576108

St.Mary's Islands, also known as Coconut Island and Thonsepar,are a set of four small islands in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Malpe in UdupiKarnataka, India. They are known for their distinctive geological formation of columnar rhyolitic lava. Scientific studies indicate that the basalt of the St. Mary's Islands was formed by sub-aerial subvolcanic activity, because at that time Madagascar was attached to India. The rifting of Madagascar took place around 88 million years ago.

Description:- Kannada poet and writer Muddana, Nandalike, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Nandalike B.O Pin Code :- 576111

Writer Muddana Nandalike is a village in Karkala taluk in the Udupi District in Karnataka, Nandalike is the birthplace of the poet Muddana.Muddana  was a Kannada poet, writer a Yakshagana poet. He was also known as  Mahakavi "Great Poet" or Mahakavi Muddana.His name at birth was Lakshmi Naaranappa, he is sometimes also known as Nandalike Lakshminaaranappa.His best known works include Ratnavati Kalyaana(Yakshagana), Sri Rama Pattaabhisheka, Adbhuta Ramayana and Sri Ramashwamedha.
 
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Description:- Indian spotted chevrotain ,State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Someshwara B.O Pin Code :-576112
 
Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. It is native to India and possibly Nepal. It lives in rainforests and is nocturnal It has a body length of 57.5 cm (22.6 in) with a 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long tail length and weighs around 3 kg (6.6 lb). This was earlier included under the name of Tragulus meminna.




Description:- St Lawrence Shrine, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Attur P.O Pin Code :- 576117

St. Lawrence Shrine or Attur Church  is a Roman Catholic church in Attur, Karkala, Karnataka. It was built in 1759 and is purported to be the site of many miracles. It is by characterized its Attur Jatre or Attur Festival.

Description:-The Venugopal Temple , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Manipal H.O Pin Code :- 576119

Lord Gopi Krishna Temple, Manipal is a locality of Udupi, located 5.6 kilometres from the centre of the city in Udupi district of the state of Karnataka.The name is derived from "munn" and "palla", anglicised to Manipal .Munn means "mud" and palla means "lake" in Tulu language. This lake, roughly in the shape of a 400 mtrs. diameter circle, after which Manipal is named, is located in the middle of the town and about 6 kms.The Swarna river passes just north of Manipal.

Description:-The Venugopal Temple , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Philatelic Counter Manipal H.P.O Pin Code :- 576119




Description:- Kathale Basadi,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Barkur S.O Pin Code :- 576210

Kathale Basadi, Barkur is a cluster of three villages, Hosala, Hanehalli, and Kachoor,Udupi district of Karnataka. The place is located on the bank of River Seetha. It is also called as 'temple town'.A 20-feet monolithic stone pillar is erected at the entrance.The temples were elegantly designed with carvings and embellishments, but are now in ruins. The twenty-four dents in the stone are the only evidence of the existence of idols of the twenty-four Jain thirthankaras.There are three main structures in a big courtyard with a victory pillar at the entrance. Archaeologists say that they were built between the 8th and 12th century A.D.
 





Description:-Kollur Mookambika Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Kollur S.O  Pin Code :- 576220

Mookambika Temple,Kolluru or Kollur is a small temple-town in  Udupi district of Karnataka. This village lies at the foot of the Western Ghats and is famous for the Mookambika temple, a Hindu pilgrim center.The village is located on the banks of Agnitheertha and Souparnika river.Being situated in the land between  Gokarna and Kanyakumari,believed to be created by sage Parashurama






Description:- Yakshagana of Mandarthi,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Mandarthi S.O Pin Code :- 576223

Yakshagana of Mandarthi, is a Hindu holy place located 25 km north to Udupi in the Udupi District  of  Karnataka state. The Goddess Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple resides here.The name derives from 'Manda-Aarathi' from Kannada,meaning the holy light. Yakshagana is a traditional Indian theatre form, in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form. 




Description:- Sri Chennagiri Rangappa Clock Tower, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-  Davangere H.O Pin Code :-577001 

Sri Chennagiri Rangappa Clock Tower, Davangere is a city in the centre of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the seventh largest city in the state, and the administrative headquarters of eponymous Davangere district. The name Davanagere is derived from the term Davana-Kere, literally meaning "Village of Lake".Davanagere is famous for textiles.Sri Chennagiri Rangappa Clock Tower: The height of the Clock tower is about 75 feet.



Description:- Onake Obava , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Chitradurga H O Pin Code :- 577501

Onake Obavva was a Hindu warrior who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle  in the kingdom of Chitradurga of Karnataka, India. Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of Chitradurga. In the state of Karnataka, she is celebrated along with Abbakka Rani, Keladi Chennamma and Kittur Chennamma, as the foremost women warriors and patriots. She belonged to the Holayas (Chalavadi) community. During the reign of Madakari Nayaka, the city of Chitradurga was besieged by the troops of Hyder Ali (1754-1779). A chance sighting of a man entering the Chitradurga fort through a hole in the rocks led to a plan by Hyder Ali to send his soldiers through that hole.The Guard Kahale Mudda Hanuma, who was on duty near that hole) had gone home to have his lunch. During his meal he needed some water to drink, so his wife Obavva went to collect water in a pot from a pond which was near the hole in the rocks, halfway up the hill.She noticed the army trying to enter the fort through the hole. She used the Onake or pestle (a wooden long club meant for pounding paddy grains) to kill the soldiers one by one by hitting them on the head and then quietly moving the dead without raising the suspicions of the rest of the troops. Mudda Hanuma, Obavva's husband, returned from lunch, was shocked to see Obavva standing with a blood stained Onake and several of the enemies' dead bodies around her. Later, the same day, she was found dead either due to shock or having been killed by the enemy soldiers.Though her brave attempt saved the fort this time, Madakari could not resist the attack by Hyder Ali during 1779, when the fort of Chitradurga was lost to Hyder Ali.

 
 
             
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Description:- Vidyashankara Temple,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Sringeri S.O Pin Code :-577139 

Vidyashankara Temple,Sringeri  is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district state of Karnataka. It is the site of the first maṭha Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham established by Adi Shankara, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century CE. Located on the banks of the river Tunga.The Vidyashankara temple was built in the year 1338 A.D.,in commemoration of the pontiff Sri Vidyashankara, by Sri Vidyaranya,patron-saint of Harihara and Bukka, the brothers who founded the Vijayanagara empire. 




Description:-King Kobra , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Agumbe S.O Pin Code :- 577411

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a large elapid endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia.It is the world's longest venomous snake. Adult king cobras are 3.18 to 4 m,long on average.Agumbe is associated with rainforest conservation efforts, documentation of medicinal plants, tourism, and the promotion of cottage industry.The Agumbe Rainforest Research Station was established as a sanctuary for the King Cobra, Agumbe's flagship species. 


Dscription:-Jain Temple , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-  Humcha  B OPin Code :- 577436

Humcha Jain temples, is are a group of temples found in Humcha village of Shimoga district in Karnataka.They were constructed in the 7th century CE in the period of the Santara dynasty and are regarded as one of the major Jain centres of Karnataka.The Padmavati Basadi is the most well-known of these temples. Humcha has been a major Jain centre since the establishment of the seat of the Bhattaraka (head of Digambara institutions) in the 7th–8th century CE by Jinadatta Raya, founder of the Santara dynasty.The current structure of the Padmavati temple was built by Vira Santara in 1061 CE.



Description:-Sri Venkatramana Temple , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Manjuguni P.O Pin Code :- 581315

Sri Venkatramana Temple, Manjuguni is at 26km from Sirsi on the way to Kumta. It gets surrounded by thick mist during winter as such got the name as Manjuguni. The localites call it as Thirupathi of Karnataka, because of the temple of Lord Venkataramana and Goddess Padmavathi. The temple is facing the pond (Pushkarani) at its entrance.



Description:- Lord Shiva, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Murudeshwar P.O Pin Code :- 581350

Lord Shiva,Murdeshwar is a town in Bhatkal Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in the state of  Karnataka,  Murdeshwar is famous for the world's second tallest Shiva statue, the town lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is also famous for the Murdeshwar Temple. Murdeshwar Temple and Raja Gopura: This temple is built on the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Arabian Sea. It is dedicated to Sri Lokankara, and a 20-storied gopura is constructed at the temple. The temple authorities have installed a lift that provides a breath-taking view of the 123-feet Sri Shiva idol from the top of the Raja gopura.





Description:-Stone Chariot, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Hampi Sub Post Office Pin Code :- 583215

Stone Chariot,Hampi or Hampe, It is a pilgrimage centre of the Hindu religion. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. The Vitthala temple has a Garuda shrine in the form of a stone chariot in the courtyard,it is an often-pictured symbol of Hampi. Above the chariot is a tower, which was removed during 1940s.In the front of the stone chariot is a large, square,open-pillared, axial sabha mandapa, or community hall.



Description:-Sloth Bear, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Kannada University Campus P.O Pin Code :- 583276
Sloth Bear,Kamalapura is a panchayat town in Bellary district in Karnataka.It lies within the ruins of the old city of Vijayanagara, just outside the original 'Royal Centre'. It is now mainly an agricultural town. Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in Ballari district in Karnataka. This is asia's first sloth bear Sanctuary. It is spread over 82.72 km2 .The sanctuary was created exclusively for the preservation of the sloth bear.




Description:- Anubhava Mantapa ,State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Basav Kalyana Pin Code :- 585327

Anubhava Mantapa, established by Basavanna in the 12th Century C.E.is located in Basavakalyan in Bidar district of Karnataka.It is the first religious parliament in the world whose literal meaning is "experience pavilion", and was an academy of mystics, saints and philosophers of the lingayat faith in the 12th century.It was the fountainhead of all religious and philosophical thought pertaining to the lingayat.It was presided over by the mystic Allama Prabhu and numerous Sharanas from all over Karnataka and other parts of India were participants.



Description:- Madarsa of Mohammed Gawan, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Bidar Head Post Office Pin Code :-585401
 
Madarsa of Mohammed Gawan,Bidar is a hill top city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state. Grandiose madrasa was built by the prime-minister of the Bahmani empire, Mahmud Gawan in the late 15th century.Its only the most imposing building of the Bahmani period, but in its plan and in the general style of its architecture it is a unique monument of its kind in India.The Madrasa, a multi-disciplinary university he set up, which had a library of around 3,000 valuable manuscripts, was severely damaged when gunpowder stored inside the rooms went off during a 27-day siege of the city by Mughal king Aurangazeb in 1656.



Description:- Bidar Gurunanak Jhira , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Bidar Sub Post Master Pin Code :- 585402

Gurunanak Jhira,Bidar is a hill top city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. The city is well known for its many sites of architectural,historical and religious importance.Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib is a Sikh historical shrine situated in BidarKarnataka. Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib was built in the year 1948 and is dedicated to the first Sikh guru Guru Nanak. Bidar has a very long association with Sikhism as this is the home town of Bhai Sahib Singh,one of the Panj Pyare, who offered to sacrifice their heads and were later baptised as the first members of the Khalsa.
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Description:-Gol Gumbaz, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Bijapur Head Post Office Pin Code :- 586101

Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of king Muhammad Adil ShahAdil Shah Dynasty. Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura , KarnatakaIndia, was started in 1626 and completed in 1656.The name is based on Gola gummata derived from Gol Gombadh meaning "circular dome". It follows the style of Indo-Islamic architecture. Even a slight whisper by someone standing in its gallery can be heard everywhere else in the gallery, and if somebody claps, the sound of it echoes several times.
  



Description:- Chalukyan Royal Emblem, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Aihole Branch Post Office Pin Code :- 587138

Chalukyan Royal Emblem, Aihole is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and  Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century CE.Chalukya dynasty  was a Classical Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. 




Description:-Nataraja, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-Badami Sub Post Office  Pin Code :- 587201

Nataraja,Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from AD 540 to 757. It is famous for its rock cut structural temples. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake.





Description:-Galaganatha Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Pattadakal Branch Post Office Pin Code :-587221
 
Galaganatha Temple,Pattadakal is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka. Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote district, The Galaganatha temple lies to the east of the Jambulingeshwara temple. Unlike the previous two temples, ASI estimates this temple to be from the mid 8th century,whereas Michell states that it is likely from late 7th century.The temple is a northern rekha-nagara style with a linga, and a vestibule (antarala) within the temple sanctum (garbha griha). Outside the temple is a seated Nandi that faces the sanctum.







Description:- Clock Tower of Belgaum, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau,Belagavi H.O  Pin Code :- 590001
Clock Tower of Belgaum, Native General Library (now called Sarvajanik Vaachnalaya Belagavi) was established in 1848 by the then collector M.J.D.Invararity. This is heralded as the first library started in Karnataka state. The clock tower on the Library which still stands tall was built later (1930-35). The clock tower is now a landmark monument in Belagavi and its pride, situated in the heart of the city, Ganpat Galli.

Description:- Kamal Basadi , State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Belagavi Fort S.O  Pin Code :- 590016
Kamal Basadi (Jain Temple): This temple is of 10th Centuary AD. The two temples in the fort are known as Kamal Basadi (Mandir) and chikki basadi. Kamal basadi is so called because of the Gumbaj of the temple in the form of the lotus of 72 petals. In this temple, the past present and future Tirthankars 24 for each period are shown on the 72 petals of the lotus flower. The stone carved Sinhasan of Bhagwan Neminath is very artistic. The pillars of the temple are decorated with carvings and brightly polished.




Description:- Panchalingeshwar Temple, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :-  Hooli B.O  Pin Code :- 591126
Panchalingeshwar Temple, Hooli is a town in Belgaum District in Karnataka. One of the oldest villages in the Belgaum District, Hooli is the site of the Panchaligeswara temple and the Trikuteshwara Temple. The village is historically rich, boasting of a ruined fort atop a hill and numerous temples. Hooli has been under the rule of the Rattas of Saundatti, Patwardhans of Ramdurg and most of the temples feature Chalukya architecture and were initially Jain Bastis indicating a Chalukya rule.



Description:-Kadamba Royal Logo, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Halashi Branch Post Office Pin Code :- 591120

Kadamba Royal Logo,Halashi is a historical village in Belgaum district in the southern state of  Karnataka. Halashi was ruled by the Kadamba dynasty and was said to have 100 temples.The famous temples are Sri Lakshmi Narasimha, Kalmeswara, Suverneshwara. Ram Theertha and Vyasa Theertha group of temples near the village.The village has a famous Jain Basadi too.The village is surrounded by vegetation and mountains. The Kadambas were an ancient royal family of Karnataka,that ruled northern Karnataka and the Konkan from Banavasi in present-day Uttara Kannada district




Description:- Shri Renuka Yallamma Devasthan,  State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Yallamma Hill S.O Pin Code :- 591173
Yellamma Temple, also known as Renuka Temple, is a temple of Goddess (Devi) Renuka and a pilgrimage destination located about 5 kilometres away from the town of Saundatti in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated on a hilltop known earlier as Siddhachal Parvat and now known as "Yellamma Gudda", named after the temple. The deity in the temple is the goddess Yellamma or Ellama or Renuka, revered as a fertility goddess.The temple is associated with the ancient Devadasi practice of dedicating girls to the temple,which the Government of Karnataka claims to have eliminated. The hill, a part of the Sidhachal or Ramagiri hill range which overlooks the Malaprabha river,contains archaeological evidences of occupation dating to the mid-8th to mid-11th centuries of the early Rashtrakuta or late Chalukyan period, and includes megalithic tombs which predate these periods.The temple was built in 1514 by Bomappa Nayaka of Raybag.According to archaeological evidence found around the temple, a temple existed here either during the early Rashtrakuta or late Chalukyan period from the mid-8th to the mid-11th centuries. The megalithic tombs found here are dated to a much earlier period. Also seen on the hill are potsherds of early historic redware dated to the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, in addition to megalithic blackware and redware. It is believed that the Yellamma fertility cult was prevalent here even during the Chalukyan period, following their taking possession of this region from the Kadambas of Banavasi.






Description:- Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, State :- Karnataka 
Post Office :- Shiroli B.O Pin Code :- 591302
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, in Khanapur Taluk of Belgaum District near Jamboti Village, Karnataka stateIndia. This 19,042.58 ha  of Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests forest area was long awaiting to be a wild life sanctuary and finally declared in December 2011.The Bhimgad forests are notable for the Barapede caves, the only known breeding area of the Wroughton's free-tailed bat, a threatened species on the verge of extinction. The sanctuary is also home to other rare species of flora and fauna.