Mahābaleśvara Temple, Gokarna

Śiva (Ātmaliṅga) · Gokarna, Uttara Kannada · Karnataka

Language

The Ātmaliṅga Rāvaṇa could not carry away

⭐ Why it is famous

The Prāṇaliṅga said to have been placed here by Gaṇeśa's trick; devotees may touch the liṅga through a hole in the pedestal.

Mentioned in the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata; the present granite structure is from the 4th-century Kadamba period with later work.

Nearest railway station

Gokarna Road (GOK) — 9 km

Nearest bus stand

Government: Gokarna KSRTC bus stand, 500 m from the temple
Private buses: Private buses from Bengaluru and Goa stop at Gokarna cross on NH-66

Nearest airport

Goa (Dabolim) (GOI) — 145 km

By road

Buses from Karwar, Kumta and Goa.

Rates as published by the temple / devasthānam — confirm before you travel

Places to see besides the temple — tap any one to open it in Google Maps.

Budget	Standard	Comfort
₹1,800	₹3,800	₹9,000

Indicative only — travel, stay and food, excluding shopping