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Karnataka Plateau
• Sacred Geography:
☗ Rishyamuka
(ऋश्यमूक)
--> Kishkindha (Rama)
☗ Prasravana (प्रस्रवण) --> Kishkindha (Rama)
☗ Chamundi Hills (चामुण्डी) --> Chamundi Hill (Devi)
☗ 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)
▬ River Kabini or Kapila (काबिनी) (कपिला) flows through Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara)
• Pilgrimages:
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Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy) - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:
Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy)
(Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Manjunatha Swamy Temple
▬ River Netravati flows
Dharmasthala (Sri Manjunatha Swamy)(Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Manjunatha Swamy Temple
▬ River Netravati flows
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Chamundi Hill (Devi Chamundeshwari) - A famous temple of Devi:
- Chamundi Hill (Devi Chamundeshwari)
(Mysore district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Chamundeshwari Temple
☗ Chamundi Hill
- Chamundi Hill (Devi Chamundeshwari)(Mysore district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Chamundeshwari Temple
☗ Chamundi Hill
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Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara) - A famous temple of Lord Shiva:
Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara)
(Mysore district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Srikantheshwara Temple
▬ River Kabini (Kapila) flows
Nanjangud (Lord Srikantheshwara)(Mysore district, Karnataka)
Shiva: Srikantheshwara Temple
▬ River Kabini (Kapila) flows
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Badami (Devi Banashankari) - A famous temple of Devi:
- Badami (Devi Banashankari)
(Bagalkot district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Banashankari Temple
☸ Tilakaranya Forest
- Badami (Devi Banashankari)(Bagalkot district, Karnataka)
Devi: Devi Banashankari Temple
☸ Tilakaranya Forest
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Kishkindha Kshetra - Where Sri Rama visited during the forest exile:
- 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
- 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
• 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)
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.
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)
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)