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Bandhavgarh National Park are the tiger Diwali, Bakrid and Christmas.

reserves. The Chandela dynasty temples Special Features : Kuchipudi dance, IT
of Khajuraho are world famous. Panna centre, and Visakhapatnam port.
has diamond mines. Wheat and cotton are
Karnataka
the main crops grown in this region.
Location : Karnataka is bordered by the

Arabian Sea in the west, Goa in the north
west, Maharashtra in the north, Telangana

in the north-east, Andhra Pradesh in the
east and Kerala in the south-west.

Bandhavgarh National Park

Andhra Pradesh

Location : Bordered by Telangana in the
north-west, Chhattisgarh in the north,

Odisha in the north-east, Karnataka in the
west, Tamil Nadu in the south and Bay of
Bengal in the east.

Climate : Heavy rains, mild winter and

fluctuating summer temperatures
between 20°C and 41°C.

Economy : Based on agriculture and
livestock, Andhra Pradesh is known as the

Rice bowl of India. The fertile land is
nourished by the Godavari, Krishna and
Tungabhadra rivers; Main crops – rice, Karnataka

wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, millets, pulses, Climate : Dry and warm, hot in summer,
oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, mango, heavy rainfall, pleasant winter.

groundnut and tobacco. Economy : Agriculture and industries;

Languages : Telugu, Urdu. industries — Hindustan Aeronautics
Tourist Places : Golconda, Hussain Sagar Limited, (HAL) BHEL, BEML and HMT.

Lake, Tirupati Temple and Simhachalam Languages : Kannada, Urdu, Konkani,
Temple. Tulu and Kodava.

Main Cities : Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tourist Places : Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur),
Tirupati and Guntur. Keshava Temple, Mysore Palace, Jog

Festivals : Ugadi (Telugu New Year), Falls, Sri Krishna Matha Temple, (Udipi)

Makar Sankranti, Maha Shivratri, and Marikamba Temple (Sirsi).
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