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Chamarajanagar District ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ is a district in southern Karnataka, India, bordering the modern Mysore District, as well as Erode District of Tamil Nadu and Wayanad District, in Kerala. The district was carved out of the original larger Mysore District.
The district capital is the city of Chamarajanagar. It is the second-most backward district in Karnataka. It had a population of 965,462 of which 15.34% is urban as of 2001.
Taluks
The administrative units of districts in south India are known as taluks. The taluks of Chamarajanagar include:
Languages
Many languages are spoken within the district. Kannada being the state language of Karnataka, is the main language in Chamarajanagar district.
People
Chamarajanagar is known for a good extent of forest land within its boundaries. Hence, it has a very high population of forest-dwelling tribals - Soligas, Jenu Kurubas, Betta Kurubas. Most of these tribes inhabit the forests of B R Hills, Malai-Mahadeswara Hills (MM Hills, and Bandipur National Park. All of these are protected areas. These tribals have their own dialect, usually with a strong Tamil influence.
Religious sites
Chamarajanagar is rich with religious sites of many religions. The temple in the MM Hills is the most famous one. The yearly car festival (locally called 'jatre') at the MM Hills brings many devotees. The temple situated within the MM Hills Reserve Forest, not very far from where the river Kaveri flows into Tamil Nadu.
Even in Beligiri Rangana Betta also there is a Jatre which is quite famous in and around Chamarajanagar district.
Chamarajeswara Rathothsawa is another religious naada habba for Chamarajanagara folks.
Forest Region
The district has its share of natural beauty. Since much of the southern area of the district is dense forest, it provided good refuge to the notorious bandit Veerappan, responsible for the death of over a hundred policemen. He was shot dead in an encounter with the specially formed Special Task Force (STF) in mid 2004, in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. He had been on the run for several years.
The presence of illegal quarrying for black stone imposes a great threat to the forests in the region.
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