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unusual facts about Dakshina



Bhuta Kola

Bhūta kōla or spirit worship is an ancient ritual form of worship prevalent among the Tulu-speaking community in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada districts in Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk in Kerala alternatively known as Tulu Nadu.

Chitpavan

But in Dakshina Kannada District and Udupi Districts of Karnataka, this language is being spoken in places like Durga and Maala of Karkala taluk and also in places like Shishila and Mundaje of Belthangady Taluk.

D. Mangala Priyadarshini

Managala was born in Challakare to B. V. Dakshina Murthy, in the Mulukunadu Brahmin family, and noted Kannada writer Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy.

Ganapathi Rao Aigal

Manjeshwar Ganapathi Rao Aigal (1881–1944) was a Historian and served as a Teacher in Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada.

Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali

Yakshagana is a folk art mostly performed in the coastal districts of the state of Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts), western parts of Shimoga district and the Kasaragod district of Kerala.

Kailasanathar Temple

Koneswaram temple, Chola-Pallava-Pandya rock cut black granite megalithic Shiva temple of Trincomalee, also known from medieval period as Thirukonamalai Konesar Kovil and Dakshina Kailasam

Khanderao Dabhade

The Deccan College in Pune, the third oldest educational institution in India, was originally founded by the Dakshina Fund bequeathed by Sarsenapati Khanderao Dabhade.

Niruta Singh

Born in Darjeeling, India, she started her career with the 1993 Tulsi Ghimire classic Dakshina and eventually made her way to become the No. 1 actress of Nepali film industry.

Her father was a friend of director Tulsi Ghimire and it was Tulsi who brought her into the film industry with Dakshina (1993).

Panathur – Karike belt

It is 44 km east of Kanhangad, 30 km from Bhagamandala in Kodagu and 22 km from Sullia in Dakshina Kannada.

Samaga

Samaga is surname used by some of the members of Shivalli Madhva brahmin community of Udupi and Dakshina districts of Karnataka state, India.


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