Photo credits
The photos on this site were shared freely by their photographers on Wikimedia Commons. Thank you to each of them.
Green paddy fields in Barkur, Udupi district
Photo by Rudolph.A.furtado. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as the daiva Dhumavati during a nema
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Saavira Kambada Basadi, the thousand-pillar Jain temple at Moodbidri
Photo by Noeljoe85. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Basalt rocks of St Mary's Island off the Udupi coast
Photo by Nativeplants garden. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Gommateshwara statue at Karkala
Photo by Alende Devasia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A daiva performer with torches during a bhuta kola
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Buffaloes racing through a flooded paddy track at the Pilikula Kambala
Photo by Anoop Kumar. CC BY 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Members of the Mugera community performing Chennu Nalike at night
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A Yakshagana performer in full costume and crown
Photo by Vinay.hegde2. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Mangaluru's skyline rising above coconut palms
Photo by Premkudva. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Panjurli, the boar daiva, among the crowd at a kola as night falls
Photo by Athmi rai. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A copper Panjurli mask with a boar's face, 19th century
Photo by Wmpearl. CC0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer painting his face yellow and red before a kola, using a hand mirror
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
An ani, the tall arched frame of flowers and cloth worn on the performer's back
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A daiva in full costume and ani, with a burning torch held before its face
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Villagers gather close around Panjurli during a kola
Photo by Vaishakh Mijar. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Jumadi in full costume, framed by a silver and flower ani
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A boy and young girls in the front row watch as the daiva Tannimaniga dances at a night-time kola
Photo by Prajna gopal. CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped from the original. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Rakteshwari at a kola, in red and gold with a great round ani of flowers and cloth
Photo by Vaishnu Pilar. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A man lays offerings on a stone platform among forest trees at a Lekkesiri ceremony
Photo by Yakshitha. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Rakteshwari's long curved sword standing against a red cloth
Photo by Kishore Kumar Rai. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two performers in tall crowns, flower garlands and painted faces embody the twins at a Baidarkala nema
Photo by BiRuva buNny. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two carved wooden shrine figures: a woman on the left and a male warrior with an outstretched arm on the right
Photo by Photograph: Andreas Praefcke. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two tall stone statues of the twin heroes standing side by side on a pedestal among trees
Photo by Pavanaja. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two performers as Koragajja sit side by side, faces painted black and white, in skirts of tender palm leaves and garlands of orange flowers
Photo by Aila d snapshot. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Koragajja in a skirt of pale palm leaves, holding a staff, with villagers seated under trees behind him
Photo by Lokesha kunchadka. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Koragajja, seated on the ground in a palm-leaf skirt, reaching towards rice served on a plantain leaf
Photo by Lokesha kunchadka. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Jumadi at a kola, face painted yellow and red, before a great silver ani hung with flowers and flags, with men watching
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A metal Jumadi mask with a long protruding tongue, set in jasmine garlands between two burning torches
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A silver Jumadi mask garlanded with yellow and red flowers in a shrine, with brass lamps, bells and vessels around it
Photo by Linguisticgeek. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Four carved wooden figures of women stand side by side on low pedestals in a temple hall
Photo by Kiran Vati K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Women in white saris, holding green sheaves, stand in a crowd at night around a bare-chested priest in a red cloth
Photo by Vishwanatha Badikana. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
An older woman and a younger woman sit on a mat playing chenne mane, a long wooden board with two rows of hollows
Photo by Kishore Kumar Rai. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Close-up of a kola performer's face painted in bold black, white and red stripes, framed by orange and white flowers
Photo by Vaishakh Mijar. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer in a tall headdress and a painted mask with a protruding tongue, garlanded with flowers, holding a blazing torch of palm leaves
Photo by Aila d snapshot. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer in palm-leaf costume and painted face sits on the ground before heaps of rice and coconuts, with metal buckets on either side and people watching
Photo by Vishwanatha Badikana. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A low walled platform shrine painted yellow and white, with a bell on a post and small upright stones on pedestals around it, under a metal canopy
Photo by Gopala Krishna A. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A row of carved stone cobras, smeared with turmeric and decorated with red hibiscus, in a nagabana under trees
Photo by Princeofdark07 at English Wikipedia. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A priest seated before two garlanded serpent stones in a small shrine among trees, with offerings of rice, coconut, bananas and a lamp
Photo by Prajna Prabhu. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A large serpent mandala drawn on the floor in coloured powders, with knotted coils, framed by flowers and brass ritual vessels
Photo by Quantumquark (talk). CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Under a canopy of flower garlands, a performer in gold holds a small hourglass drum while a second performer with long loose hair, dressed in a red sari, moves beside him
Photo by Muskeeter8. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Kadri Manjunatha temple seen from above: long tiled roofs and white lattice walls around a white tower, with the city beyond
Photo by Vaikoovery. CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A pale arched gateway with a small shrine on top, at the head of stone steps among trees, leading to the Jogi Math
Photo by Vaikoovery. CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Pilgrims bathing in a stepped temple tank at Kadri, with white walls and buildings above
Photo by आर्या जोशी. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The brightly painted blue entrance tower of the Kadri temple, crowded with carved figures, rising above a busy street
Photo by Surfmaster23. CC BY 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Pilichamundi at a night kola, face painted yellow, heavy with orange flower garlands and a skirt of tender palm leaves, with a garlanded wooden tiger on a cart behind
Photo by Nharipra. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Pilichamundi, face painted yellow with fine black dotted lines, wearing a tall silver crown and a silver breastplate
Photo by Vishwanatha Badikana. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Pilichamundi seated before a great arched ani of flowers and cloth with a silver mask at its top, between two blazing torches of dried palm leaf
Photo by Prathvi Acharya. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer painting fine lines onto his yellow face with a thin stick, looking into a hand mirror, before becoming Pilichamundi
Photo by Vishwanatha Badikana. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The front of the Manjunatha temple at Dharmasthala, white walls and red-tiled roofs above a pillared porch, with pilgrims queueing in front
Photo by Gpkp. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
An image of Annappa in a shrine, set in an arched silver frame and decked with red flowers
Photo by Maheshshogun. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Nelyadi Beedu, the Pergade family's old house at Dharmasthala: white walls and red-tiled roofs against tall forest
Photo by VASANTH S.N.. CC BY 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Chandranatha basadi at Dharmasthala, a Jain temple with sloping tiled roofs among trees
Photo by Naveenbm. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The tall stone statue of Bahubali at Dharmasthala, standing against a clear sky
Photo by Rohan Pinto. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Maisandaya, bent low in a costume of tender palm leaves, wearing a large painted red and white mask, beside a garlanded shrine platform
Photo by Srimaisandayamookambikaguliga. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A painted wooden figure of Nandigona with a bull's head and horns and a man's body, holding a short golden sword, on a black pedestal
Photo by Vishwanatha Badikana. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The head of a dark gaur with short curved horns, grazing on green grass beside a tree trunk
Photo by Timothy A. Gonsalves. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The ornate red and gold entrance of the Krishna temple at Udupi, with a white tower behind it
Photo by Ashok Prabhakaran from Chennai, India. CC BY-SA 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Pilgrims peering through Kanakana Kindi, a small barred window in an old stone wall with its name painted above
Photo by Trimurthykulkarni. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The temple pond at Udupi, green water with a small tiled pavilion in the middle, ringed by matha buildings
Photo by Outlander07. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A towering wooden temple chariot, decked with cloth and lights, at night during the Paryaya festival
Photo by Shibu Parambil Varghese. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Puthige moola matha in its home village: a long, low building with a tiled roof behind a garden
Photo by Mahaveer Indra. CC BY 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as one of the Ullakulu, holding a bow and arrow, his face painted orange under a silver crown, before a towering frame of white cloth, flowers and red and black flags
Photo by Kishorekumarrai. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Close-up of a performer as an Ullakulu daiva, face painted yellow with a thick black moustache, under a tall silver crown with silver ear discs, garlanded with jasmine
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as the Ullakulu daiva, in a tall red and gold headdress and a fan of tender palm leaves, holds a long bow while a man bends to the ground at his feet
Photo by Lokesha kunchadka. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The front of the Kodamanithaya shrine at Thodar, a cream and maroon building with a tall carved tower, strung with orange bunting beside a flagpole
Photo by Isha bovi. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Kodamanithaya at a nema, face painted yellow under a silver headdress and jasmine garlands, holding a silver shield, with a blazing torch held up before him
Photo by BiRuva buNny. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Black and white close-up of a performer as Kodamanithaya, with lined eyes and a dot on the forehead, under a tall ornate crown and heavy garlands
Photo by Mridula Dongre. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Thousand Pillar Basadi at Moodabidri, a long stone temple with pillared verandas under tiers of sloping copper roofs, on a lawn
Photo by Vaikoovery. CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The tall slender stone manastambha in front of the Thousand Pillar Basadi, rising from a stepped base against a blue sky
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Koti Basadi and Guru Basadi, low buildings with tiled roofs and carved wooden gables along a quiet street
Photo by Vaikoovery. CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A dark pillar in the Chowta Palace carved all over with small panels of figures
Photo by Darshan Shetty12. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Close-up of a performer as Bobbarya, face painted yellow with a thick black moustache and red lips, under a silver crown and heavy jasmine and orange garlands
Photo by Bhutawalas. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer as Bobbarya at a kola, face painted yellow under a silver crown, in a skirt of tender palm leaves, holding a long brass-capped staff and a bell before red and white flags
Photo by Prathvi Acharya. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The striped lighthouse at Kaup on a dark rocky hill against an evening sky, with small figures of visitors around its base
Photo by Arun Keerthi K. Barboza from Bangalore, India. CC BY 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Brightly painted wooden fishing boats crowded together in the harbour at Malpe, flying small flags
Photo by Lusi Lindwurm. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer dressed as the spirit Urave, in a palm-leaf skirt, beside a drummer in a field
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The painted gateway of the Durgaparameshwari temple at Kateel
Photo by Hariprasad Shetty10. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Buffaloes running through a flooded field beside ripening paddy, watched by villagers under coconut palms
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Close-up of a performer as Kalkuda, his face painted black and covered in white dots with red lines, under a silver crown edged with jasmine and red flowers
Photo by Sudharshan Acharya K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Kallurti, bent forward under a silver crown and heavy jasmine and orange garlands, holds a burning torch at a night kola, while Kalkuda, his face painted grey-blue, stands tall behind her with another torch
Photo by Anvith VB. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Close-up of a performer as Kallurti, face painted pink with red and white patterns, under a silver crown and thick garlands of orange and white flowers, with a brass lamp burning behind
Photo by Anvith VB. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The tall stone statue of Bahubali at Venur, standing on a high stepped platform guarded by two stone elephants, between two slender lamp pillars
Photo by Vikas m at English Wikipedia. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A painting of Parashurama, crowned and richly dressed, carrying a large axe over his shoulder
Photo by Unknown artist. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A painting of Parashurama on a green shore with his axe raised, facing the blue god Varuna standing in the sea, with Brahmins behind him
Photo by Drshenoy at English Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A long, low tiled-roof temple at the end of a wide stone-paved courtyard
Photo by Mahaveer Indra. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The main shrine of the Mookambika temple at Kollur, with its tall flagpole and gilded tower
Photo by Starstuffseyyon. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A terracotta mother-goddess figurine with a flower-like headdress and heavy necklaces
Photo by Bjoertvedt. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The entrance of the Durgaparameshwari temple at Kateel, seen from across the forecourt
Photo by Keerthana.7204. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
An Aati Kalenja performer with a painted face, a skirt of coconut fronds and an umbrella of dry palm leaves, walking beside a drummer with a tembere
Photo by Vishwanatha Badikana. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A steel plate of nanyeri, the Keddasa snack, with puffed rice, peanuts and roasted grain
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Model figures of Kangilu performers in a display: one in a green fringe costume with a flower headdress, a drum and a palm-leaf umbrella, beside a figure holding a pot drum
Photo by Yakshitha. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Rice, coconuts and bananas laid out on plantain leaves at a shrine, with a small lamp burning beside them
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Painting of the dwarf Vamana asking King Bali for three steps of land, while Shukra raises a finger in warning
Photo by Unknown artist, Mankot. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A family praying at night before a tall flower-decked pole set up for Bali, with small lamps around it
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A tall pole thickly decorated with red, orange and yellow flowers and white palm blossoms, set up for Bali Padyami
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A runner between two decorated buffaloes in a muddy, water-splashed track at Kadri Kambala
Photo by wildxplorer from India. CC BY 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A buffalo pair and its runner racing down a flooded track, with spectators lined up behind a net
Photo by Karunakar Rayker. CC BY 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A Bisu kani on banana leaves: a brass lamp, a pot, a coconut with flowers on a heap of rice, a mirror, and a tray of vegetables and fruit
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A Bisu kani with a lamp, a pot, a coconut with flowers on rice, a large mirror, and vegetables and a jackfruit on banana leaves
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A night performance in a village courtyard, with villagers standing and sitting in a ring around costumed performers
Photo by आर्या जोशी. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two performers in tall crowns, white tops and frilled skirts, dancing at night during a Sidda Vesha performance
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Remains of Barkur Fort, near Udupi
Photo by Pavanaja. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Sultan Battery, Mangaluru
Photo by Athulvis. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Thousand Pillar Temple (Saavira Kambada Basadi) at Moodabidri
Photo by Prathvi Acharya. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Basel Mission House in Mangaluru
Photo by Vijaylaxmi R. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Alupa royal emblem: two fish, twin crescent moons and a royal umbrella, on an orange ground
Photo by Linguisticgeek. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Kadri Manjunatha Temple in Mangaluru, with a tiled roof and a white tower
Photo by Hariprasad Shetty10. CC0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A palm-leaf folio of a Tigalari manuscript, written in Sanskrit
Photo by ಶ್ರೀ. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A chart of the Tigalari alphabet: vowels, consonants and vowel signs
Photo by ಶ್ರೀ. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Participants seated in a hall at a Tulu workshop at the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy
Photo by . CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A palm-leaf folio with lines of Tigalari script and two string holes
Photo by ಶ್ರೀ. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A performer in garlands and an orange silk costume, holding a lamp, at a Koti-Chennaya nema in a decorated shrine
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A Yakshagana performer in a gold crown and chest-piece, with musicians in red turbans behind
Photo by Kaustubh Naik from Pune, India. CC BY 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A dancer painted from head to foot in tiger stripes, standing with a stick in each hand while the paint dries
Photo by Ashay vb. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A group of tiger dancers in painted stripes and white fur headpieces on a green stage
Photo by Fana2012. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A tiger dancer breathing a column of fire at night, with a crowd watching
Photo by Salimputtur. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two men in a crowd holding their roosters apart at a Kori Katta
Photo by Prabhu.sanoor. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A carved wooden Chennemane board with seeds in the pits
Photo by ChiK. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A grandmother playing Chennemane on the floor with three children
Photo by BHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A hand sowing seeds on a Chennemane board
Photo by Kishore Kumar Rai. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Kuppe Panjurli and Kallurti, two daivas, face to face at a kola
Photo by Athmi rai. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Kordabbu at a kola, in a tall halo headdress with sparks flying
Photo by Prajna gopal. CC BY-SA 4.0. cropped. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Tannimaniga dancing at a kola in a red sari with a white fan
Photo by Prajna gopal. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Jarandaya at a kola, seated under a tall halo of palm ribs
Photo by Sukesh poojary. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The painted face of Jarandaya at a kola, with a flame beside it
Photo by Sukesh poojary. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The brass flagstaff and carved wooden gable of the Mangaladevi temple, Mangaluru
Photo by Vinay bhat. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Sharavu Mahaganapathi idol on a chariot of flowers, fruit and vegetables at the Gurji Deepotsava
Photo by Kiran Vati K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Kudroli Gokarnanatha temple during the Dasara festival, seen from above
Photo by A Vinith Kumar. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The chattri over the samadhi of Adhyaksha Koragappa in the family plot at Gori Gudde, Attavar, Mangaluru
Photo by Gwaltoli. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The front of the Sri Venkataramana temple at Karkala, a tiled-roof building with an upper pavilion
Photo by Vikramkkl. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The decorated entrance of the Venkataramana temple at Karkala, with a tall lamp column beside it
Photo by Ajithpshenoyp. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The striped chariot and the lit front of the Venkataramana temple at Kodiyal in Mangaluru during the car festival at night, with a crowd of devotees
Photo by Prajna Prabhu. CC BY-SA 4.0. cropped. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The front of the Mookambika temple at Kollur: a hall with red tiled roofs and a wide forecourt, with a few visitors
Photo by Ashok Prabhakaran. CC BY-SA 2.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Forested hills of the Kodachadri range in a blue haze, with a reservoir in the valley below
Photo by Abhilash.ram. CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The white gateway tower of the Kukke Subramanya temple with its name board, the entrance building and a crowd of visitors, with forested hills behind
Photo by Bharathesha Alasandemajalu. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A painted five-hooded serpent sheltering a seated figure, on a decorated pedestal under a roofed pavilion
Photo by Gpkp. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The Nandini river at Kateel, with stepping stones in the shallow water and a covered walkway of the temple beside it
Photo by Yakshitha. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The red and gold gateway of the Durgaparameshwari temple at Kateel, with its Kannada name board and devotees at the door
Photo by Pragathi. BH. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The image of the goddess at the Mundkur temple on a festival day, garlanded with flowers and ornaments between rows of brass lamps
Photo by Quantumquark. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The festival chariot at Mundkur with a white and red decorated dome, among a dense crowd of devotees
Photo by Ravi Mundkur. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The wide Pavanje river under a partly cloudy sky, with a green, tree-lined far bank
Photo by Rajaramraok. Public domain. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Barefoot men on a sandy ground scrambling for a heavy ball in the Polali Chendu game, with a crowd behind them
Photo by Surajt88. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The festival car of the Polali temple, with a striped dome, rising above a very large crowd
Photo by Surajt88. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The tiered tiled roofs of the Polali Rajarajeshwari temple beside a tall brass flagpole, seen under a grey evening sky
Photo by Shravya Shettigar. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The green water of the temple pond at Kudupu with a stone mantapa standing in it, stepped sides and areca palms behind
Photo by Nithu10. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The blue-grey roofs of the Kudupu Ananthapadmanabha temple seen from the road, above a pink arcade and small shops, with a dark hill behind
Photo by Yakshitha. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The red-roofed sanctum of the Ananthapura temple and the covered footbridge beside it, standing in the green water of the lake with coconut palms behind
Photo by Pavanaja. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The layered roof of the Ananthapura sanctum seen from another side of the lake, with a small brick and tile shrine on the water in front and tall palms behind
Photo by Vinayaraj. CC BY-SA 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The gold and red gateway tower and long front of the Bappanadu Durgaparameshwari temple at Mulki, with its Kannada name board, under a blue sky
Photo by Shaymmm. CC0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Two men in a wooden boat on the calm Shambhavi backwater near Mulki, with palm-lined banks on the far side
Photo by Avinash N kulal. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Bonnet macaques sitting on a white parapet at the Karinja temple, with forest and hill rock behind them
Photo by Nethra1989. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A round pond cut into the rock of Karinja hill, holding green water, with a low stone wall above it
Photo by Bharathesha Alasandemajalu. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The round stone shrine of the Karinjeshwara temple with a red roof and a tiered coloured tower, against a blue sky
Photo by Manamohana Holla K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A floodlit kambala track at night at Mulki, a long channel of muddy water between stands of spectators, with bunting overhead
Photo by Naithik Shetty. CC0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A bronze statue of a woman on a rearing horse, one arm raised, on a round red-and-black pedestal with a carved panel of boats and a Kannada inscription
Photo by Kiran Vati K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A rocky shore at Someshwara Beach, Ullal, with waves breaking over dark rocks
Photo by Kiran Vati K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A weathered stone relief of a standing figure with four arms under an arch, carved on the wall of a temple
Photo by Pavanaja. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
The lit gopuram of the Kudroli temple at night under strings of lights, with a crowd of people in the foreground
Photo by Mirror 2296. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
A wide night view of a Mangaluru street strung with red and white lights, with festival banners and traffic
Photo by Vaikoovery. CC BY 3.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
Large painted mask-faced dolls carried on men's heads in a procession, under flowered umbrellas
Photo by Kiran Vati K. CC BY-SA 4.0. Original on Wikimedia Commons.
.JPG){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_05.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.JPG){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_(8764603974).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_16.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
