Kanara
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The Kanara or Canara region (called Karavali in Karnataka) that comprises three districts of Karnataka, a southern state of India.
[edit] Geography
The three districtis in the region are North Kanara (Uttara Kannada) whose administrative headquarters is Karwar, Udupi district whose district headquarters is Udupi, and South Kanara (Dakshina Kannada), whose administrative headquarters is Mangalore. Kanara is bounded on the east by the Western Ghats and on the west by the Arabian Sea. The coastal strip between the Western Ghats and the sea, including Kanara and the state of Goa and coastal Maharashtra to the north, is known as the Konkan coast, while the coast of Kerala is known as the Malabar coast. Kanara is also known as the Karavali coast.
[edit] History
According to legend Parashurama the avatar of Vishnu retrieved this place from sea by throwing his axe into sea.The sea went back till the place where his axe fell. Hence this place is also called as Parshurama Kshetra . Ceded to the British in 1799.
