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Kota, Karnataka

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Country
  
India

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
0820

Local time
  
Saturday 12:38 AM

Nearest city
  
Udupi district

State
  
Karnataka

PIN
  
576221

Vehicle registration
  
KA-20

Area code
  
0820

Kota, Karnataka

Weather
  
28°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity

Kota (Kannada: ಕೋಟ) is a town on NH 17 on the way from Udupi to Kundapura. Famous Kannada writer, novelist and Yakshgana exponent, K. Shivaram Karanth hailed from this place. Kota is approximately 24 km from Udupi and 12 km from Kundapur.

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Map of Kota, Karnataka

Places of interest in Kota

  • Saligrama Gurunarasimha Temple, presiding deity for Kota Brahmins
  • Hire Mahalingeshwara Temple
  • Amritheshwari Temple Genda is celebrated once in a year.
  • Bellada Ganapathi Temple
  • Mulle Ganapathi Temple
  • Rajshekar Temple
  • Arabian Sea is approximately 2 km from Kota
  • Kota Padukere Beach
  • Kashi Mutt with Sri Muralidhara (Krishna) as the presiding deity. Sharada Utsav, Bhajana Saptah are celebrated with great enthusiasm here in Navarathri.
  • Shivarama Karantha Theme Park .Has a library,art gallery, a beautiful garden and a Montessori.
  • St. Joseph's Church
  • Jattigeshwara Temple
  • Mahalingeshwara Temple Manuru

    • Education

  • SMT. Laxmi Soma Bangera First Grade College., manur-paukare, Kota
  • Viveka High School
  • Viveka Pre-University College

    • The school, started as a High School with 300 students in 1949, has now grown into a cluster of Institutions which includes Viveka Boys’ High School, Viveka Girls’ High School, Viveka English Medium High School, Viveka Pre-University College with a separate wing for Vocational Training during matriculation stage.

  • Govt.High School Manur Padukare
  • Govt.Primary School Manur Padukare
  • Shri Shambhavi Vidyadayini School
  • Rama Prasada Higher Primary School Manuru.

    • Industries

  • Prabhat Doors, Kota
  • Janatha Fishmeal and Oil Products Kota
  • Tolar Ocean Products
  • Karavali Ocean Products and ice plant
  • Goan sea foods
  • Best sea foods
  • Cashew nut industries
  • Beedi industries
  • Matha furnitures

    • People

    Founder of Vivek High school Late.Kota Lakshminarayan Karanth, Legend of literature Kota Shivram Karanth,Kota , Mr.S.Mayya founder of MTR FOODS, there are many Yakshagana artists who hail from Kota and are spreading their popularity across the globe.

    References

    Kota, Karnataka Wikipedia
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