Global InformationShivarama Karantha Balavana information
Shivarama Karantha Balavana | |
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  Location at Puttur | |
| Coordinates: 12°44′53.52″N 75°12′13.32″E / 12.7482000°N 75.2037000°E 12° 44' 53.52 N 75° 12' 13.32 E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| City | Puttur |
| Founded | 03.01.2002[1] |
The Shivarama Karantha Balavana is notable for its fame under the name of Jnanapeeta awardee Kota Shivarama Karanthar,[2] who lived in Puttur. His home now houses a museum, a park, and a recreation center. This a multi-purpose tourist attraction, at Puttur, south part of Mangalore city in Karnataka, under trust managed District Administration of Dakshina Kannada and Kannada And Culture Department of Karntaka Government.[1] It is a major tourist attraction of Puttur. It attracts large number of tourists due to the availability of multiple facilities.[3]
- ^ a b "Balavana". GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Official Website.
- ^ "Jnanapeeth Awards". Ekavi. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
- ^ Staff Reporter (30 January 2017). "Get a glimpse into Karanth's life at Balavana". The Hindu.