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n. - A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.

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  • Monsoon scene of rural Dakshina Kannada before 1860, Dakshina Kannada was part of a district called Kanara, which was under a single administration in the Madras
  • Kanore or Kanade, of Kanara; Jhade, or those belonging to the Bhandara,
  • A charming little book with hand drawn illustrations, it includes recipes more common in Goa than Kanara.
  • At the extreme south of the presidency of Bombay, separating the district of Kanara from the territory of Mysore, are the too little known Falls of Gairsoppa.
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