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unusual facts about Siddapura, Uttara Kannada



Ananth Hegde Ashisara

He has put efforts to get arboreal heritage tag to 10 old trees of Karnataka, which include Big Banyan tree, Bangalore (400 years old), Adansonia digitata - Malvaceae, Bijapur Taluk (600 years old), "Pilali" tree Ficus micro corpus, Banavasi, Uttara Kannada etc.

Ananth Hegde Ashisara is an environmentalist from Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India and Chairman, Western Ghats Task Force.

Cnemaspis indraneildasii

Cnemaspis indraneildasii is a species of gecko found in India (Gund, Uttara Kannada).

Dubare

The route from Bangalore is via Mysore, Kushalanagara, Gudde Hosur (4 km from Kushalanagara on BM Road), then turn towards Siddapura.

Grama Vokkaliga

The people from this community are situated in costal area, namely Honnavar and Kumta, and highlands namely Siddapur and Sirsi of Uttara Kannada district.

Grama Vokkaliga is a sub group of Vokkaliga community of Karnataka residing in Uttara Kannada district.

In Honnavar, Siddapur and Sirsi they are being called by the surname Gouda and in Kumta by Patagar/ Patgar.

Havigannada dialect

It is spoken in the regions of Sagar, Sirsi, Yellapur Siddapur, Honnavar, Kumta, Puttur, Gokarna etc. where there is a higher density of Havyakas in relation to other places.

Kannada Vaishya

The Kannada Vaishya in Uttara Kannada (India) are a small sect of people.

Lakkavalli

The local deity of the village is Marikamba and a grand Marikamba fair, happens every 3 or 5 or 7 years, which is based on the local legend.One of its kind starts from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada passes through Sagara, Shivamogga and some other towns and villages and ends in Lakkavalli.

Shivaji High School, Karwar

Shivaji High School is a high school in Karwar in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India.


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