Gokarna

Locations :

Lattitude: 14.55° N,

Longitude: 74.31667° E

Best Time to Visit : September to February

Weather :

Summer : 22°C to 40°C

Winter : 12°C to 34°C

Monsoon : 23°C to 29°C

Gokarna is a small town located in Kumta district of Karnataka. It is known as a temple town famous for Shiva temple known as Mahabaleshwar and is considered very holy among the Hindus. Gokarna literally means Cow’s Ears, as per legends Shiva emerged from the ears of a cow name the pace same. Gokarna recently has become famous for beaches because they are untouched and laidback. Historically it was ruled by Vijayanagar Empire followed by Portuguese who expanded from Goa along the coastline. Apart from Mahabaleshwar Temple there are many other famous temples in this little town namely Maha Ganapathi Temple, Uma Maheshwara Temple, Bhadrakali Temple, Tamra Gauri Temple among the others. There are many pristine and laid back beaches with beautiful scenery of West Ghats some of the beaches in the town are Kudle beach, Om beach and Paradise Beach.