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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gokarna - Ancient Temple in India

Submitted by motist on Monday, 29 January 2007  Page Views: 8360

Multi-periodSite Name: Gokarna
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 34.045 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple

Latitude: 14.550542N  Longitude: 74.313489E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Gokarna submitted by motist : Gokarna (cow ear), piligrem center with ancient Shiva temples, here the Naga (serpent) is also warshiped. In Karnataka (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Karnataka, India

Gokarna (Kannada: ಗೋಕರ್ಣ) is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of the Karnataka state, India. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre as well as a tourist destination in India. Gokarna is a temple town and is referred to in a number of Hindu historical literature pieces. The main deity is Lord Mahabhaleshwara, a form of Hindu god Shiva. Around the town lie a number of beaches and these serve as a major attraction for travellers. Legends in the Sahyadri Khand of the Puranas indicate that the State of Kerala was reclaimed from the sea by the Warrior-Sage Parashurama who came from the North (of the Vindhya ranges) after his wanderings, in which he killed the Kshatriyas 21 times and threw his axe, the weapon by which he annihilated the Kshatriyas, into the sea, to prevent the erosion of the land stretching from Gokarna to the Southernmost tip of India. Gokarna is also mentioned in the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana as being the home of the two brothers Gokarna and Dhundhakari and the Bhagawat also gives details of the differences in their temperament, nature and exploits. more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokarna,_India
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Gokarna submitted by motist : Gokarna (cow ear), pilgrim center with Ancient Shiva temples, here the Naga (serpent) is also warshiped. Gogarba (cows womb),a natural cave with old temple and a Shiva linga. In Karnataka (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Gokarna by motist on Wednesday, 04 August 2010
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Re: Gokarna by Aluta on Tuesday, 08 January 2008
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Interesting example of a cave being seen as a womb.
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