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The cultural centers in Karnataka are an integral part of the state. These cultural centers rate high among the tourist destinations in Karnataka. Karnataka is a historic state which enjoys a salubrious climate for the major part of the year. This picturesque state located in the southern part of India is dotted with a plethora of monuments. There are several ancient sculptured temples, modern cities, lush green hills, dense forests and exotic beaches that adorn the state of Karnataka.
The culture of Karnataka revolves around its dance, music, folk art and drama, and literature. Karnataka is a treasure house of ritualistic dances, all denoted by the generic term Kunitha. Among the classical dances, the Mysore style of Bharatanatyam is the oldest and most popular form of classical dance in India.
Other mainstream classical dances of Karnataka are Kuchipudi and Kathak.The music of Karnataka prospered under the royal patronage of the Vijayanagar Empire and the Wodeyars. Home to the famous Carnatic music, Karnataka has produced great music artists like Bhimsen Joshi, Mallikarjuna Mansur, Kumar Gandharwa, Basavaraj and Puttaraj Gavai.
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The folk arts of Karnataka are also very famous. Krishna Parijatha is a folk theatre art form popular in North Karnataka, Bhootha Aradhane or devil worship is very common in the coastal towns of Karnataka, and Nagamandala is an extravagant ritual performed to satiate the serpent spirit.
Among the folk dramas, Yakshagana and Togalu Bombeaata are the most renowned. Yakshagana is an elaborate combination of dance, music, songs, scholarly dialogues and vibrant costumes, while Togalu Bombeaata is the ancient art of leather puppetry drawn heavily from mythology, especially stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
Kannada, the lingua franca of Karnataka, has a literary tradition of more than 1500 years. The earliest existing book on Kannada literature is Kavirajamarga, dating back to 850 AD. Some early extinct works of Kannada literature are Chudamani, Prabhrita, Karnateshwara Katha and Gajastaka. Vachana Sahitya and Haridasa sahitya are two masterpieces in the world of devotional literature.You can witness the culture of Karnataka by exploring the cultural centers in Karnataka.
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