Karnataka Plateau

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Rishyamuka (ऋश्यमूक) --> Kishkindha (Rama)
☗ Prasravana (प्रस्रवण) --> Kishkindha (Rama)
☗ Chamundi Hills (चामुण्डी) --> Chamundi Hill (Devi)

▬ River Netravati (नेत्रवती) flows through Dharmasthala (Manjunatha Swamy)
▬ River Kabini or Kapila (काबिनी) (कपिला) flows through Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara)

☸ Tilakaranya Forest (तिलकारण्य) (Puranic) --> Badami Banashankari (Devi)

• Pilgrimages:

◍ Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy) - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmashtala, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka

Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy)
(Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Manjunatha Swamy Temple
▬ River Netravati flows

◍ Chamundi Hill (Devi Chamundeshwari) - A famous temple of Devi:

Chamundeshwari Temple, Chamundi Hill, Mysore district, Karnataka

- Chamundi Hill (Devi Chamundeshwari)
(Mysore district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Chamundeshwari Temple
☗ Chamundi Hill

◍ Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara) - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:

Srikantheshwara Temple, Nanjangud, Mysore district, Karnataka

Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara)
(Mysore district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Srikantheshwara Temple
▬ River Kabini (Kapila) flows

◍ Badami (Devi Banashankari) - A famous temple of Devi:

Banashankari Temple, Badami, Bagalkot district, Karnataka

- Badami (Devi Banashankari)
(Bagalkot district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Banashankari Temple
☸ Tilakaranya Forest

◍ Kishkindha Kshetra - Where Sri Rama visited during the forest exile:

Hanuman carrying Sri Rama

- Kishkindha (Anegundi) (Hampi) (Pancha Sarovar)
(Koppal district, Karnataka) (Vijayanagara district, Karnataka) (Ballari district, Karnataka)
Rama: Pampa Sarovara, Rishyamuka Parvata, Mount Prasravana (Malyavanta Parvata) (Hrm)
Devi: Pampa Devi
Hanuman: Anjanadri
Sages: Matanga (Hrm), Shabari (Hrm), Saptajana (Hrm)
▬ River Tungabhadra flows
◼ Pampa Sarovara
◼ Sita Jhil (Rishyamuka Parvata region)
☗ Rishyamuka Parvata
☗ Matanga Parvata
☗ Malyavanta Parvata (Mount Prasravana)
☗ Anjaneya Parvata or Anjanadri
(Valmiki Ramayana)
• Sri Rama visiting Matanga Ashrama near Pampa Sarovar and meeting Shabari (Kishkindha outskirts)
(Valmiki Ramayana - Aranya Kanda - 74)
• Sri Rama meeting Hanuman at Pampa Sarovar
(Valmiki Ramayana - Kishkindha Kanda - 2 to 4)
• Sri Rama making friendship with Sugreeva in the Rishyamuka Parvata
(Valmiki Ramayana - Kishkindha Kanda - 5 to 12)
• Sri Rama slaying Vali during the second duel with Sugreeva
(Valmiki Ramayana - Kishkindha Kanda - 14 to 25)

• Hermitages:

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Kishkindha: Sage Matanga and Shabari had their hermitage near Pampa Sarovar in the Kishkindha region.
○ Sri Rama visited the Matanga Ashrama and met Shabari (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Kishkindha - Shabari Kolla (Belagavi district, Karnataka)

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Kishkindha: Sages Saptajana (seven sages) had their hermitage in the Kishkindha region.
○ Sri Rama visited the Saptajana Ashrama in Kishkindha (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Note: The Saptajana Ashrama was located in the Kishkindha region.

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Kishkindha: Sri Rama stayed in Kishkindha in Mount Prasravana during four months of the rainy season and thereafter till Hanuman returned with the news of Devi Sita.
○ Sri Rama stayed in Kishkindha in Mount Prasravana during the rainy season (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Kishkindha - Malyavanta Raghunath Temple (Ballari district, Karnataka)