Karavali or Canara is Karnataka's coastal region.
This coastal strip of Karnataka lies between the Sahyadri mountain range (Western Ghats) and the Arabian sea. It was named Canara (also Kanara) by European traders. There are many theories among historians as to how the name Canara came about, but the commonly accepted one is that it was a corruption of Kannada, which in turn came from the Kannada dynasty that was ruling the place when the Portuguese stopped by. The British took over the region in 1799, split the region into North Canara and South Canara, and made the former a part of the Bombay Presidency while the latter was made part of the Madras Presidency. After independence in 1947, the two districts were reorganized into the Mysore state which later became Karnataka. They now got the indegenous names of Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada. (Uttara and Dakshina mean North and South respectively in Kannada) In 1997, Udupi district was hived off from Dakshina Kannada.
In common with Kerala, this region has a mythology about its origin. Parasurama, an avatar of Vishnu, flung his axe into the sea, asking it to recede. There is some controversy over why exactly he flung said axe, the version accepted in this region says that he wanted land that was not created by Brahma for his penance.
Tulu is regional language. Other common languages are konkani,kannada, havyak kannada.
PLEASE NOTE: Those who travel by their own vehicle: The road (NH17)from Kumta to Kundapur has become worst; specially in and aroound Bhatkal, there is nothing like road. The entire road in Bhatkal is badly damaged, so plan accordingly.
The road was fully damaged,because i know very well about thi road.I travelled on this road by last week.
Karavali is famous for beaches, rivers, temples and forests. Beaches in Mangalore, Karawar and Gokarn are very famous. Temples in Dakshin Kannada, Kumta, Gokarn, Dhareshwar, Murdeshwar are very attractive. The Gokarn is famous among foreign visitors.
Fish is the primary food in Karwali. You can eat different varieties of fish dishes. Vegitarians can have different curries and dishes prepared from Coconut.
Among sweets/deserts gant(i), saati, coconut barfi, coconut cookies, ghadbad(sundae) are famous.
Tender coconut is main source of liquid required to get rid of heat and humidity. Soda sharabat and ragi water are equally famous.
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