Davangere

Индия

Dāvanagere is a city, taluka in the centre of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the seventh largest city in the state and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Davangere district. Hitherto being a cotton hub and hence popularly known before as the Manchester of Karnataka. Historically, the city's textile trade was supported by regional weaving centers. the City's commercial ventures are now dominated by the education and agro-processing industries. Davanagere became a separate district in 1997, when it was separated from the erstwhile undivided district of Chitradurga for administrative convenience. Davanagere is known for its rich culinary traditions which encompass the diversity of entire Karnataka's dishes due to its geographical position in the state as its centre. Notable among them is its aromatic benne dose.