General Profile
| Number of Taluk Panchayat | 4 |
| Number of Villages | 827 |
Geography:
Kanva Dam is a minor dam spanning across river Kanva. The river is named
after
the sage Kanva, who is believed to have lived in the caves in the
mountains and forests around the dam. The dam is 1.5 km long covering
776 hectares of wooded hills surrounding it. Sited in the middle of
scenery, the dam is ideal for camping and bird watching. The important
pilgrimage center and cave temple of Purushotthama Thirtha Gavi is 3 km
away.
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Tourism
Ramadevarabetta, Revanasideshwara, Janapada Loka, Channapatna toys
Well known hill is Ramadevarabetta. Along with Savandurga this was
one of the shooting locations for David Lean's A Passage to India.
Small door like grottoes were made in the rock to resemble caves.
It was also in this region that the path-breaking Hindi movie, Sholay,
was shot.
Other famous hills in the region include the Revanasideshwara hill and
Handigundi.
These hills have been threatened by quarrying and also plans to carve
these hills into statues. The region is covered in scrub forest and is
home to threatened bird species such as the Yellow-throated Bulbul and
Long-billed Vultures. The hill is today one of the few locations in
south India where Long-billed Vultures nest. The region is also home to
numerous sloth bears.
Janapada Loka, a display of village settings in sylvan surrounding,
is at a distance of about 53 Kms from Bangalore (Bengaluru), very near
Ramanagaram. A subsidiary of the Karnataka Janapada Parishath is
dedicated to the preservation and promotion of folk culture.
Sprawling across 15 acres, the complex has an art gallery, and an
open-air theatre, a studio and a museum.
Channapatna toys are unique in their design and manufacturing and it
is native to this region. It is protected under the World Trade
Organisation and administered by the Karnataka Government.
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