Tunga River

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Tunga River

The Tunga River is a river

River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
in Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
state, southern India

India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. The river is born in the Western Ghats

Western Ghats

The Western Ghats also known as the Sahyadri mountains, is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea....
on a hill known as Varaha Parvata at a place called Gangamoola
Gangamoola

Gangamoola is a hill in the Chikkamagaluru district of the state of Karnataka, India. Also known as Varaha Parvata, it is one among the hills in the Western Ghats range and is known for being the source of three rivers, Tunga River, Bhadra River and Netravathi River....
. From here, the river flows through two districts in Karnataka

Karnataka

Chikmagalur District

Chikkamagaluru is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Chikkamagaluru is where coffee was first cultivated in India. The mountains here which are a part of the Western Ghats are the source of rivers like Tunga and Bhadra....
and Shimoga District

Shimoga District

Shivamogga District is a district in the Karnataka state of India. Shivamogga is alternatively spelt as Shimoga. A major part of this district lies in the Malnad region of the Western Ghats; a region known for its green forests, plentiful rainfall, beautiful waterfalls and also of being the source of many rivers that flow in Karnataka....
. It is 147 km long and merges with the Bhadra River

Bhadra River

The Bhadra River is a river in Karnataka state in southern India.The Bhadra originates in the Western Ghats range, and flows east across the Deccan Plateau, joined by its tributaries the Somavahini, Thadabehalla, and Odirayanahalla....
at Koodli

Koodli

Koodli is a small town in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka.Koodli is the place where two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River, meet to give rise to the Tungabhadra River....
, a small town near Shimoga City, Karnataka. The river is given the compound name Tungabhadra from this point on. The Tungabhadra flows eastwards and merges with the Krishna River

Krishna River

The Krishnaveni River Krishna , one of the longest rivers of India ....
in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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The Tunga River is a river

River

Karnataka

India

Western Ghats

Karnataka

Chikmagalur District

Shimoga District

Bhadra River

Koodli

Krishna River

The Krishnaveni River Krishna , one of the longest rivers of India ....
in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , abbreviated A.P.,is a state situated on eastern coast of India. It is India's List of states of India by area and List of states of India by population....
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The river is famous for the sweetness of its water. There is a belief that " Thunga panam Ganga snanum" which means we should drink the water of river thunga and take bath in river Ganga.

It has a dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that Reservoirs surface water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates, levees, and Dike are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions....
built across it at Gajanur

Gajanur Shimoga

Gajanur is a village 12 km from Shivamogga in the Shivamogga District of Karnataka, India. The Tunga River flows through the village. Gajanur is well known for the dam built across the river....
, and a larger dam has been built across the compound Tungabhadra river

Tungabhadra River

The Tungabhadra River is a sacred river in southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and part of Andhra Pradesh to merge with the larger Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh....
at Hospet

Hospet

----Hosapete, formerly Hospet is a city in Bellary District in northern Karnataka, India. Hosapete is on the Tungabhadra River, 12 km from Hampi, the site of the ruins of the medieval city of Vijayanagara, former capital of the Vijayanagar Empire....
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Religious centres

Shringeri

Sringeri , also written as Shringeri, Srngeri and Srngagiri is a Tahsil located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka, is the site of the first matha established by Adi Sankara, Hindu theologian and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century A.D....
, on the banks of the Tunga, has several temples, the most important being the Sarada temple and the Vidyasankara temple.