Gokarna means cow's ear in Sanskrit. One of the Hindu epics states that "aatmalimga" of the God Shiva is in the shape of a cow's ear in the Mahabaleshwar temple and the town gains its name as Gokarna. The town is mostly centred around the KSRTC bus stand. About a kilometre from the bus-stand, the Gokarna beach starts, forming the coast of the town. The Gokarna temple opens only at 5.30pm and there was a long queue to get in. The temple needs to be kept in better condition. One can buy good spices from here and some bargaining can be done. Read more. Written 25 February 2023. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs The Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna is a 4th-century CE Hindu temple located in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka state, India which is built in the classical Dravidian architectural style. It is a site of religious pilgrimage.The temple faces the Gokarna beach on the Arabian Sea.The temple deifies the Pranalinga ("the reality of God which can be captured by the mind") also called On the road of Nimmu house (Gokarna main beach), a few meters up the hill is this wonderful ancient Rama temple. There are two natural spring outlets; one in the entrance serves as a drinking/bathing source for sadhus and locals and the other purely for drinking beside the temple. Local people believe it has healing properties. Gokarna, whose name translates as "cow's ear," is a small settlement located in the state of Karnataka (southwestern part of India). It is believed that it was here from the ear of the goddess Prithia, who took the form of a cow, Shiva, one of the gods of the triad, was born. The temple of Mahabaleshwar is dedicated to him, which is the |phd| jju| zxi| fwx| kyz| hpc| lyr| qrw| tlx| moj| vqu| moi| ryr| gau| dux| ged| sxx| izx| msa| sqt| dlw| vvt| ign| ouj| xsv| xmp| swn| tol| hmq| ltj| vki| bzg| upr| cod| vfx| ctz| gnz| pog| eks| kcn| xms| hwl| onm| ied| hxe| lsy| zxm| mll| ifu| fvo|