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Mahabaleswara Temple
Gokarn temple, Karnataka Phone: Not available Not availableAbout
The Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna is a Hindu temple located in Gokarna , a Hindu religious pilgrimage centre in Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka . A Pranalinga (Pranalinga is defined as the reality of God which can be apprehended by the mind also known as Atmalinga or Shiva Linga is deified in the temple, which is facing the city beach of the Arabian Sea in Gokarna. The Shiva Linga has a hoary legend. It is said to bestow immense blessings to devotees who even glimpse it. The temple is considered as pious as the Shiva temple at Varanasi or Kashi in North India on the banks of the Ganges River and hence is known as the Dakshin Kasi (South Kasi).
