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Kanara
The Kanara or Canara region, which is also known as Coastal Karnataka, comprises three coastal districts of Karnataka, namely Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod of Kerala in southwestern India. Kanara forms the southern part of the Konkan coast. The length of this region from north to south is around and width varies from . The region is characterised by swaying palms and swift brooks running towards the Arabian Sea.
==Etymology==
According to legend, Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu, retrieved Kanara from the sea by throwing his axe into the sea. The sea fell back to the place where his axe fell. Hence, the region is sometimes called ''Parshurama Kshetra''.
According to historian Severino da Silva the ancient names for this region are ''Kol Kannam'' (Tamil: no man's land) or ''Parashuram Srashti'' (creation of Parashuram). He and Stephen Fuchs sya that the name ''Canara'' is the invention of Portuguese, Dutch and English people who visited the area for trade from the early 16th century onwards. The Bednore Dynasty, under whose rule this tract was at that time, was known to them as the Kannada Dynasty, i.e., the dynasty speaking the Kannada language. The letter 'd' being always pronounced like 'r' by the Europeans, the district was named by them Kanara (or Kannada). This name was retained by the British after their occupation of the district in 1799, and has remained ever since. However, they also say that this issue is controversial.
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