Karnataka Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Indian state
About Karnataka
Karnataka is the 7th-largest state in India in area and 8th-largest by population. Karnataka is bordered byMaharashtrain the north,Goain the north west,Tamil Naduin the south east,Keralain the south west,Andhra Pradeshin the east andTelanganain the north east. In the 3rd century BCE, the region we now know as Karnataka came under the Maurya emperors of Magadha. Chandragupta, the founder, is said to have spent his retirement inShravanabelagolaas a Jain ascetic. Jainism, introduced by the Mauryas, survives and flourishes to this day in Karnataka, and has given it some of its finest and oldest attractions including the Gomateswara statues that stand tall in their majestic nakedness in multiple places in the state. The Mauryas were followed by theSatavahanaswho ruled fromPratishtanain Maharash
Karnataka Travel Guide Sections
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