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Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of 253 m. The falls is situated in the dense evergreen forests of Western Ghats. Jog falls is also known as Gerusoppaa falls, is the highest untiered waterfalls in India as it drops directly and does not stream on to the rocks.

Shidlaghatta is a city in Chikkaballapur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Shidlaghatta is also known as the silky town of India. It is identified as a breeding center for silkworms and sericulture industry comprising mainly of reeling, twisting and weaving. It has many small-scale industries producing high quality raw and twisted silk and exports across the country like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat etc.

The Chitradurga fort also known as Yelu Suthina Kote is fortified by seven circular walls, three of which are on the ground and four on the rocky hills. Chitradurga fort has around19 majestic doors, 38 smaller doors, 35 special entry points and four secret entrances. Inside the fort, there are ponds and temples.

Chikkathirupathi temple is located at a distance of around 29kms from Kolar near a place called Guttahalli. The temple resembles the famous Sri Venkateshwara Temple of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. The temple was built in the Dravidian era during the reign of Chola Kings in 11 Century AD.

Bannerghatta Biological Park is located about 22 Kms south of Bengaluru city. It is one among the few places in the world where wilderness is preserved so close to a big city. It is having different units such as Zoo, Safari, Butterfly Park and Rescue Center (Conservation of captive animals).

The temple is also known as Gavipuram Cave Temple. In the 16th century, Nadu Prabhu Kempegowda, the founder of Bangalore, revamped and extended the temple. It is dedicated to the Hindu deity, Lord Shiva. Every year it attracts thousands of devotees during the astronomical phenomenon which illuminates the Shivalingam and the festival of Shivaratri.

The biggest lake in South India 'Shanthi Sagar is in Channagiri. It is also known as Soolekere by the locals and is around 800 years old. It has a circumference of 64kms. The main purpose of this lake is for irrigation. It took around 3 years to construct this tank thus making it the largest man-made tank in India.

Madhugiri means honey hill. It is Monolith i.e a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock. It is the second largest monolith in Asia. There is also a historic fort on top of the hill which was constructed by Raja Hira Gowda in the 17th century.

The Monkey disease is caused by Kyasanur forest disease virus (KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae, which also cause yellow fever and dengue. Monkeys and small mammals like porcupines, rats, squirrels, mice and shrews are common reservoir hosts of the virus. The symptoms include cough, headaches, vomiting and Diarrhoea.

Martin Luther King was one of the most important leaders of the changes that took place within Christianity in Europe. He felt that several practices in the Roman Catholic Church went against the teachings of the Bible. His supporters were known as Protestants. He encouraged the use of the language of ordinary people rather than Latin. He translated the Bible into German.