India Karnataka Complete Guide 2026: Mysore, Hampi, Bangalore, Coorg, Gokarna and Pattadakal

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I spent three weeks crossing Karnataka in early 2026, from the palaces of Mysore to the ruins of Hampi, the tech towers of Bangalore, the coffee slopes of Coorg, the beaches of Gokarna, and the temple villages of Pattadakal and Badami. The state holds four UNESCO listings (Hampi 1986, Pattadakal 1987, Western Ghats 2012, Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 2023) and stays mild most of the year. This guide gathers what I paid, ate, and learned.

Why Visit Karnataka in 2026

Karnataka is the kind of place where I saw a 12th-century soapstone temple before lunch and a satellite assembly plant before dinner. The state carries four UNESCO World Heritage entries: Hampi (1986), Pattadakal (1987), the Western Ghats serial property (2012), and the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas at Belur, Halebidu, and Somanathapura (2023). Most sites are reachable from a single base in Bangalore or Mysore. Bangalore sits at 920 metres, with April highs around 30 to 33 Celsius and evenings near 18. Coorg stayed 12 to 25 Celsius. October brings the 10-day Mysore Dussehra, when Amba Vilas Palace lights 100,000 bulbs and the Jamboo Savari elephant procession closes the festival.

Background and Context

Karnataka covers 191,791 square kilometres (eighth-largest Indian state), population near 67 million (also eighth). The capital is Bangalore, renamed Bengaluru in 2014, metro population around 13 million. Kannada is the state language; English is universal in cities. I also heard Tamil in the south, Telugu in the east, Konkani and Tulu near Mangalore and Udupi, and Kodava in Coorg. Currency is INR; time zone is IST (UTC plus 5:30). The state formed on 1 November 1956 as Mysore State and was renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973.

From 600 BCE onward the region passed through Mauryan, Satavahana, Kadamba (Banavasi, 345 CE), Western Ganga, Badami Chalukya (6th to 8th century CE), Rashtrakuta, Western Chalukya of Kalyani, Hoysala (10th to 14th century CE), and Vijayanagara (1336 to 1565) rule. The Wodeyars ruled Mysore from 1399 to 1947, interrupted by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan (1761 to 1799). Tipu died at the siege of Srirangapatnam on 4 May 1799.

Mysore (Mysuru) and Amba Vilas Palace

Mysore stayed royal after independence. Amba Vilas Palace, completed in 1912 by British architect Henry Irwin in Indo-Saracenic style (Hindu, Mughal, Rajput, Gothic elements combined), replaced an 1638 wooden palace that burned during a 1897 royal wedding. The current grounds cover 245 acres; on Sunday nights and every Dussehra evening, about 100,000 bulbs light the building for an hour.

I paid 100 INR entry, removed my shoes, and walked the interior. Cameras are not allowed inside. The Durbar Hall, the Kalyana Mantapa with its octagonal stained-glass ceiling, and the gold-plated throne (shown only during Dussehra) stayed with me longest. The next morning I climbed Chamundi Hill (1,000 metres) to the Chamundeshwari Temple, passing the 4.9-metre Nandi bull statue carved in 1659 at the 800th step. The Mysore Zoo, founded in 1892 by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar X, is the oldest continuously operating zoo in India.

Mysore is the sandalwood capital. I bought a 75-gram bar of Mysore sandalwood soap from Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (operating since 1916) for 80 INR. The government silk factory on Manandavadi Road sells Mysore silk sarees from 4,500 INR. For food, I queued at Mahesh Prasad for breakfast masala dosa and at Guru Sweets for original Mysore Pak, invented in the palace kitchen around 1935.

Hampi: Vijayanagara Capital

Hampi spreads across 4,100 hectares of granite boulders, paddy fields, and ruined bazaars on both banks of the Tungabhadra River. It was the Vijayanagara Empire capital from 1336 to 1565, founded by brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I, with a peak population near 500,000. The Battle of Talikota in January 1565 ended the empire when the combined Deccan Sultanates defeated Aliya Rama Raya, and the city was sacked over the next six months. UNESCO inscribed the site in 1986.

I stayed at Hampi Bazaar on the south bank, opposite the Virupaksha Temple. Parts of the Virupaksha sanctum date to the 7th century CE under the Chalukyas, although the 50-metre main gopuram was added in the 15th century. The temple is still a working Shiva shrine; Lakshmi the temple elephant blesses visitors for a one-rupee coin. I walked from there to the Vittala Temple, three kilometres east, where the stone chariot stands in the courtyard, carved in the 16th century under Krishnadevaraya (1509 to 1529). The musical pillars in the same compound produce notes when struck (now roped off).

Two more days covered the rest. The Lotus Mahal in the Zenana Enclosure mixes Hindu and Islamic arches under a lotus-bud roof. The Hazara Rama Temple carries Ramayana friezes on its outer walls. The Achyutaraya Temple sits below Matanga Hill, which I climbed at 5:30 a.m. for the standard Hampi sunrise. The combined Vittala and Lotus Mahal ticket costs 600 INR for foreigners and 40 INR for Indian visitors.

Bangalore (Bengaluru): Garden City and Tech Capital

Bangalore is the main international air hub of south India. Metro population is around 13 million, and the city handles roughly 40 percent of India's IT exports through campuses in Electronic City, Whitefield, and the Outer Ring Road corridor. Infosys, Wipro, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) all have headquarters here. The city was founded in 1537 by Kempe Gowda I, a feudatory chief under the Vijayanagara Empire.

I gave it three days. Lalbagh Botanical Garden, laid out by Hyder Ali in 1760 and expanded by Tipu Sultan, covers 240 acres and holds the 1889 Glass House modelled on London's Crystal Palace. The biannual flower show (January and August) fills it with around 200,000 cut blooms. Cubbon Park, designed in 1870 by Richard Sankey, occupies 300 acres and shelters the State Central Library inside the red-painted Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall. Vidhana Soudha, the state legislative building completed in 1956 in Neo-Dravidian style under Chief Minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah, sits across the road. It is closed to the public, but the floodlit Sunday evening view of its 60-metre dome is the best free experience in the city.

Bangalore Palace, completed in 1887 by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar X and modelled on Windsor Castle, charges 500 INR for foreign tourists. Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, finished in 1791, sits near the City Market in a two-storey teak structure that survived the 1799 siege. For dinner I tried Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR) on Lalbagh Road, in business since 1924; the south Indian thali costs 280 INR and the rava idli is worth the queue. Namma Metro, operating since October 2011, now covers 73 kilometres across two completed lines.

Coorg (Kodagu): Coffee Hills

I left Bangalore for Madikeri, capital of Kodagu district, on the 6 a.m. KSRTC Airavat coach, six hours and around 250 kilometres. Madikeri sits at 1,170 metres in the Western Ghats. The district produces close to 33 percent of India's coffee, with Arabica grown above 900 metres and Robusta on lower slopes. The British first planted coffee here in the 1850s.

Raja's Seat, the small garden at the western edge of Madikeri, is where the Haleri-dynasty Rajas (who ruled from 1600 to 1834) once watched sunsets. I paid 10 INR entry on a Tuesday evening. Abbey Falls, eight kilometres outside Madikeri, drops about 21 metres into a coffee and cardamom estate. Madikeri Fort, built in 1681 by Haleri king Muddu Raja and rebuilt in granite in 1812 by Lingarajendra II, now holds the district headquarters and a small museum.

The Talacauvery shrine, 48 kilometres south of Madikeri at 1,341 metres on Brahmagiri Hill, marks the source of the River Cauvery, which then runs 800 kilometres east across Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to the Bay of Bengal. Pilgrims arrive in October for Tula Sankramana, when tradition says the spring overflows on its own. The next day I drove 75 minutes to Dubare elephant camp on the Cauvery, where the state forest department keeps trained working elephants. The 9 a.m. session for bathing the elephants in the river costs 350 INR through Jungle Lodges and Resorts, the state agency.

For three nights I stayed at a homestay on a 40-acre Arabica estate near Pollibetta, 3,800 INR per night with all meals. The owner, a third-generation planter named Cariappa, walked me through picking, fermenting, and sun-drying parchment coffee.

Gokarna: Beaches and the Atmalinga

The night bus from Madikeri to Gokarna took 10 hours. Gokarna is a small temple town on the Karnataka coast, 60 kilometres south of the Goan border. The Mahabaleshwar Temple in the town centre houses the Atmalinga, a Shiva linga tied by legend to Ravana of Lanka, who was tricked into placing it here on his way back from Mount Kailash. Only Hindus enter the inner sanctum; men remove shirts and wear a dhoti, women wear a saree.

The beaches are the other draw. Om Beach, named for its double-curve shape, sits four kilometres south of town (auto-rickshaw 150 INR). Kudle Beach has the shack restaurants. Half Moon and Paradise Beaches lie further south, reachable by a 90-minute coastal footpath or a fisherman's boat from Om (300 INR each way). I walked the path at 6 a.m. and reached Paradise in two hours. Mirjan Fort, 22 kilometres north, was built in the late 16th century by Queen Chennabhaira Devi of Gerusoppa, who controlled the pepper trade with Portuguese Goa for 54 years until her defeat in 1606.

Pattadakal, Aihole, and Badami

The trio of Pattadakal, Aihole, and Badami forms the cradle of south Indian temple architecture. They were the religious and political centres of the Badami Chalukyas, who ruled parts of the Deccan from the 6th to 8th century CE. I made the trip from Hospet, the Hampi railhead, with a hired taxi for two days at 4,800 INR including fuel and driver lodging.

Pattadakal, inscribed by UNESCO in 1987, holds 10 major temples built between 690 and 745 CE. The largest is the Virupaksha Temple, completed in 745 CE by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband Vikramaditya II's victory over the Pallavas of Kanchipuram. Mallikarjuna Temple sits beside it. The Sangameshvara Temple, the oldest, dates to Vijayaditya (696 to 733 CE). The cluster shows both north Indian Nagara and south Indian Dravida styles side by side.

Aihole, 14 kilometres north, holds more than 70 stone temples. The Durga Temple, with an apsidal plan based on Buddhist chaitya halls, and the Lad Khan Temple (around 450 CE) were my favourites. Badami, the Chalukya capital from 540 CE under Pulakeshin I, has four cave temples carved into a red sandstone cliff above the Agastya Lake. Cave 1 is Shaivite, Caves 2 and 3 are Vaishnavite (Cave 3 carries an inscription dated 578 CE), and Cave 4 is Jain. Foreign entry is 600 INR. The Banashankari Temple, eight kilometres south, draws pilgrims year-round, especially during the January Banashankari Jatra.

Bandipur and Nagarhole National Parks

Bandipur National Park, on the Mysore to Ooty road, covers 874 square kilometres of dry deciduous forest and became a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973. The 2023 census counted around 173 tigers, the highest density in Karnataka. Bandipur is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, contiguous with Mudumalai (Tamil Nadu) and Wayanad (Kerala). I booked the 6:30 a.m. forest department safari from Melukamanahalli, 700 INR for a 90-minute shared bus tour: no tigers, but two elephant herds, gaur, spotted deer, sambar, langur, and a Malabar giant squirrel. Nagarhole National Park, 80 kilometres west, covers 643 square kilometres along the Kabini River and is the better park for leopards.

Belur, Halebidu, and the Hoysala Temples

The third UNESCO group in Karnataka, inscribed in September 2023, covers three Hoysala temples: Chennakeshava at Belur, Hoysaleswara at Halebidu, and Keshava at Somanathapura. The Chennakeshava Temple at Belur was commissioned in 1117 CE by King Vishnuvardhana to commemorate his victory over the Cholas at Talakad, and took 103 years to complete. Hoysaleswara at Halebidu, 16 kilometres from Belur, was built in 1121 CE and sacked by Delhi Sultanate forces under Malik Kafur in 1311 CE. The two are a standard day trip from Hassan, the regional rail junction.

The carvings are why these survived in memory. Hoysala temples sit on star-shaped jagati platforms, in soft chloritic schist (soapstone) that hardens after air exposure but allows ivory-fine detail when fresh. The bracket figures known as madanikas were carved by an artist signed in inscriptions as Dasoja of Balligavi. I paid 100 INR for the Indian-rate ticket and 300 INR for a guide who pointed out the salabhanjika brackets, the Narasimha pillar that still rotates, and the consecration inscription dated 17 March 1117 CE.

Jog Falls and Murudeshwar

Jog Falls, on the Sharavathi River in northern Karnataka, drops 252 metres in four streams (Raja, Rani, Roarer, Rocket) and is the fourth-highest waterfall in India after Kunchikal Falls in Karnataka (455 metres), Barehipani in Odisha (399 metres), and Nohkalikai in Meghalaya (340 metres). Peak flow runs July to October. I visited in early August and the spray reached the viewpoint terrace 300 metres away. Entry is 30 INR; the bottom requires 1,400 steps each way.

Murudeshwar, on the coast between Gokarna and Mangalore, holds the second-tallest Shiva statue in India: a 37-metre seated figure inaugurated in 2008, visible from the highway. A 20-storey gopuram tower opened the same year offers a 20 INR ride to the top. The Statue of Belief in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, completed in 2022 at 351 feet, now holds the overall Shiva-statue record. Off the Murudeshwar coast lies Netrani Island, 19 kilometres out, one of the few scuba diving sites in mainland India; operators run boats from October to May, two-tank dives around 6,000 INR.

Costs (March 2026 Field Notes)

Prices below are what I paid or saw quoted in March 2026. Exchange rate was roughly 83 INR to 1 USD.

Category	Budget	Mid-range	Premium
Accommodation per night	800 to 2,100 INR (USD 10 to 25)	3,300 to 8,300 INR (USD 40 to 100)	16,600 INR and up (USD 200 plus, Taj West End Bangalore, Royal Orchid Metropole Mysore, Evolve Back Coorg)
Restaurant meal	50 to 200 INR thali, dosa, idli	350 to 900 INR mid-range cafe or pure-veg restaurant	2,500 INR and up (hotel fine dining)
Mysore Palace ticket (Indian / foreign)	100 INR	200 INR	500 INR (palace plus museum combo)
Hampi Vittala complex (Indian / foreign)	40 INR	600 INR	private guide 1,500 INR per day
Tippu Express Bangalore to Mysore, 2.5 hours, 139 km	110 INR second sitting	405 INR chair car	815 INR executive
Bangalore to Hospet (Hampi rail head) by Hampi Express	360 INR sleeper, 8 hours	985 INR 3AC	1,400 INR 2AC
Konkan Railway Mangalore to Mumbai	590 INR sleeper, 16 hours	1,540 INR 3AC	2,200 INR 2AC
Auto-rickshaw within town (per km)	20 to 25 INR by meter	30 INR negotiated	Ola / Uber 35 to 45 INR
Souvenir guide: Mysore silk saree	4,500 INR plain	12,000 INR woven zari	45,000 INR plus pure silk wedding
Mysore sandalwood soap (75 g)	80 INR	140 INR multi-pack	600 INR oil 5 ml

Planning the Trip

Best months are October to March: daytime highs 15 to 28 Celsius statewide, minimal rain. Bangalore averages 18 Celsius on January nights, 28 by day. October to early November overlaps Mysore Dussehra. April and May bring lowland summer (around 35), but Coorg and Chikmagalur stay below 26. The southwest monsoon (June to September) brings Jog Falls to full 252-metre flow, but coastal travel and Hampi photography get harder.

Visas: Indian citizens travel freely. Most foreign passports use the e-Visa at indianvisaonline.gov.in; I paid USD 25 for the 30-day version and was approved in three working days. One-year is USD 40, five-year USD 80. Bhutan, Nepal, and Maldives nationals are visa-free.

Flights into Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) are the main route. Air India, IndiGo, Vistara, and Akasa Air run domestic; British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, and American Airlines (direct from Seattle since 2023) connect internationally. Mysore airport (MYQ) handles a few domestic services. Mangalore (IXE) is the gateway for Gokarna and the coast.

Internal transport runs cheap and reliable. Indian Railways covers nearly every destination; I booked through IRCTC at least two weeks ahead. The Tippu Express (Bangalore to Mysore) runs daily in 2.5 hours. The Konkan Railway (Mangalore to Mumbai) crosses roughly 2,000 bridges and 92 tunnels. Inside Bangalore I used Namma Metro (operating since 2011, 73 km across two lines) plus Ola and Uber. For hill stations I took KSRTC Airavat or Rajahamsa coaches.

Climate: Bangalore is mild year-round thanks to elevation. The coast at Gokarna and Mangalore stays humid even in January (24 to 32 Celsius). Coorg ranges 12 (January night) to 25 (April afternoon). Most Karnataka Hindu shrines allow non-Hindu visitors in outer courtyards but restrict inner sanctums.

FAQs

Do I need a visa for India? Most foreigners need an e-Visa: USD 25 for 30 days, approved online in three working days at indianvisaonline.gov.in. Indian, Bhutanese, Nepali, and Maldivian citizens do not.

Are ATMs available? Yes. SBI, HDFC, ICICI, and Axis ATMs are in every town I visited, including Madikeri, Hospet, Gokarna, and Badami. Foreign-card fees run 200 to 250 INR per withdrawal.

Is alcohol available in Karnataka? Yes. Licensed restaurants and hotel bars serve beer, wine, and spirits. Bangalore has about 60 craft breweries as of 2024. State-wide dry days fall on Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October).

What is the temple dress code? Shoulders and knees covered, shoes off at entry. Mahabaleshwar in Gokarna and some Wodeyar shrines require men to remove shirts and wear a dhoti, women to wear a saree.

Is the food vegetarian-friendly? Karnataka is one of the best Indian states for vegetarians. South Indian breakfast staples (dosa, idli, vada, upma, pongal) are vegan by default. Mysore Pak, Holige, and Mysore Bonda are local sweets. The coast offers Mangalorean fish curry with kokum, prawn ghee roast, and Bunt-style chicken sukka.

What is the coffee tradition? Coorg produces about 33 percent of India's coffee. South Indian filter coffee (decoction brewed in a stainless steel filter, mixed with frothed boiled milk and sugar) is the everyday drink. India Coffee House on M.G. Road in Bangalore, a workers' cooperative since 1957, serves the standard for 30 INR.

Can I explore Hampi by bicycle? Yes. Shops near the Virupaksha Temple rent bicycles for 100 to 150 INR per day, mopeds for 400 to 500 INR. The 26 square kilometres of ruins are flat to gently rolling, except Matanga Hill (on foot).

How early should I book trains? IRCTC opens reservations 60 days ahead. For Bangalore to Hospet and Bangalore to Mangalore, I booked two to three weeks ahead in shoulder season, four weeks for Dussehra. Tatkal emergency quota opens 24 hours before departure at roughly 30 percent surcharge.

Useful Kannada Phrases

Most signage and conversation in cities runs in English, but a few Kannada words opened doors with auto-rickshaw drivers and small-town shopkeepers:

Namaskara (nuh-mus-KAH-rah): hello, also used as goodbye
Dhanyavaadagalu (dhun-yuh-vaah-duh-guh-loo): thank you
Naveega? / Naveega heegidira?: how are you?
Channagiddini: I am well
Hesaru enu?: what is your name?
Naanu Sai: I am Sai (substitute your own name)
Idu eshtu?: how much is this?
Tumba dubaari: too expensive
Swalpa kammi maadi: please reduce a little
Elliddu?: where is it?
Saakaagide: that is enough
Howdu / Illa: yes / no
Kshamisi: excuse me, sorry
Naanu Kannada baralla: I do not speak Kannada
English baruttha?: do you speak English?
Yelliruvudu (stesion) ?: where is the station?

Cultural Notes

Linguistic breakdown is roughly 65 percent Kannada, 11 percent Urdu, 8 percent Telugu, 4 percent Tamil, with the remainder split among Konkani, Tulu, Kodava, Marathi, and Hindi. Karnataka hosts about 70,000 Tibetan refugees in the Bylakuppe and Mundgod settlements, the largest Tibetan community in India outside Dharamshala. Religion is roughly 84 percent Hindu, 13 percent Muslim, 2 percent Christian, with Jain and Sikh communities mostly in north Karnataka and the cities.

Sangam-era southern courts traded with Kannada-speaking polities by 600 BCE; the earliest dated Kannada literature, the Kavirajamarga, was compiled around 850 CE under Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha I. The Western Chalukyas (10th to 12th centuries) built temple complexes at Gadag, Lakkundi, and Itagi. The Hoysalas (11th to 14th centuries) produced the soapstone masterpieces of Belur, Halebidu, and Somanathapura. The Vijayanagara Empire (1336 to 1565) ended at the Battle of Talikota on 26 January 1565. The Wodeyars of Mysore ruled from 1399 to 1947, interrupted only by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan (killed at the siege of Srirangapatnam on 4 May 1799).

Yakshagana, the dance-drama form of coastal Karnataka, was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage candidate in 2017. Carnatic music traces its modern form to Purandara Dasa (1484 to 1564), born near Hampi, who codified the basic sarali varisai exercises. Mysore sandalwood, Mysore silk, Mysore Pak, and Mysore agarbathi (incense) are GI-tagged products. The Mysore Dussehra has run annually since 1610 under the Wodeyars. Bangalore handles roughly 40 percent of India's IT and software service exports.

Pre-Trip Prep Checklist

e-Visa (USD 25 for 30 days) at indianvisaonline.gov.in, or valid OCI / Indian passport
INR cash from airport ATM (around 10,000 INR for first three days)
Modest dress, shawl for shoulders, slip-off shoes for temples
Plug type C, D, M; 230V 50 Hz; universal adapter
Monsoon clothing if travelling June to September (Coorg and Jog Falls peak window)
IRCTC account verified, train bookings two to four weeks ahead
Namma Metro smart card for Bangalore (50 INR minimum balance)
Offline maps for Hampi and Coorg, which lose signal in places
Travel insurance covering minor medical (Apollo and Manipal hospitals accept most providers)
Mosquito repellent for Bandipur and Coorg evenings

Itineraries

5 days: Bangalore, Mysore, Hampi. Day 1: Land Bangalore, Lalbagh, Cubbon, MTR dinner. Day 2: Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, Tippu Express to Mysore, palace illumination at night. Day 3: Chamundi Hill, palace interior, Devaraja Market, Mysore Zoo. Day 4: Overnight Hampi Express to Hospet, bicycle Hampi Bazaar, Virupaksha, Hemakuta, Vittala. Day 5: Matanga Hill sunrise, Royal Enclosure, Lotus Mahal, Achyutaraya, overnight bus back.

8 days: add Coorg and Gokarna. Days 1 to 5 as above. Day 6: Bangalore to Madikeri, Raja's Seat, Abbey Falls. Day 7: Talacauvery, Dubare, drive to Mangalore. Day 8: Bus to Gokarna, Om Beach sunset.

12 days: full circuit with Pattadakal, Badami, Belur, Halebidu. Days 1 to 5 as above. Day 6: Hospet to Badami (130 km), caves, Banashankari. Day 7: Pattadakal and Aihole. Day 8: Drive Hubli, on to Hassan. Day 9: Belur Chennakeshava, Halebidu Hoysaleswara. Day 10: Drive to Madikeri, estate stay. Day 11: Talacauvery, Dubare, drive to Mangalore or Gokarna. Day 12: Murudeshwar coast, fly out from Mangalore (IXE) or bus to Goa.

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External References

Wikipedia, "Karnataka" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka)
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, listings for Hampi (1986), Pattadakal (1987), Western Ghats (2012), Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas (2023) at whc.unesco.org
Karnataka Tourism, official board, karnatakatourism.org
Wikivoyage, "Karnataka" (en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karnataka)
Lonely Planet, "South India and Kerala" guidebook, 2024 edition

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