Shivamogga/Shimoga (Kar)

Kan: ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗ śivamogga ‘Shiva Lane’  [Shimoga] City/District, Karnataka From Kan: mukku/mogge, ‘lane’ [Tam: mukku, ‘lane’,  ‘corner’, ‘junction’]. There are no shortage of alternatives, many of which have myths to accompany them: Shiva-Mukha [Skt/Kan: mukha/moga,...