Bayalu Seeme

Bayaluseeme or Bayalu Seeme is the area lying to the east of Malenadu, a region of Karnataka state in India. The area is largely open plain, with few hillocks. It includes the districts of Bangalore,Bagalkot, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Mandya, Tumkur, the eastern edge of Uttara Kannada.

This name is possibly derived from Kannada word bayaluseemae, meaning "plain ground" or "open ground" as it gives an unobstructed view of the neighbouring locality. It is also sometimes called Maidan. Maidan is a Persian term, which translates literally as 'field', and may be used to describe any open plain, park or square.

The food, dialects, and lifestyles in Bayalu Seeme vary greatly with location. Bayalu Seeme is an unofficial region of Karnataka state of Southern India. It lies on the Deccan plateau, east of the hilly Malnad region, which includes the eastern foothills of the Western Ghats range.

Bayalu Seeme has a gently rolling surface, punctuated by several of the large rivers that rise in the Western Ghats and flow eastward to empty into the Bay of Bengal. It is often subdivided into the northern and southern Bayalu Seeme.

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