- a variation of Kanara.
Canara
Britishnoun
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The tree is a fine one, and forms beautiful avenues in Malabar and Canara.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
In South Canara, silver rats and pigs are offered to protect the crops from destruction by these animals.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
It is never intentionally killed, and, if accidentally hurt or killed, an image of it in gold or silver is presented by high caste Hindus to a Siva temple.43 Clay and Metal Offerings, South Canara.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
The third sort which are not so good as the second, they call Aia of Canara, that is to say, the kingdome of Bezeneger.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Richard Hakluyt
In South Canara there was a well-to-do family, the members of which kept on depositing coins in the family undi, which were set apart for the Tirumala god during a number of generations.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
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