Canara
Britishnoun
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At Mulki in South Canara there is a temple of Venkatēswara, which is maintained by Konkani Brāhmans.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
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 Thurston, Edgar
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 Hakluyt, Richard
The fourth division, from the gulph of Cambaya, to Cape Comorin, contains what is properly called India, including part of Cambaya, with the Decan, Canara, and Malabar, subject to several princes.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
The tree is a fine one, and forms beautiful avenues in Malabar and Canara.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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