Shri Kshetra Audumbar - Sangli

 

This is the holy place of Lord NarasimhaSaraswati Swamy which Second Carnation of Shri Dattatreya, 

NarasimhaSaraswati Swamy stays here before he left to Narsobachi Wadi.

Village Entrance

Shri Khsetra Audumber is situated banks of Krishna River.

As per the Gurucharitra adhyaya 17,Narasimha was born in a poor Brahman couple, Madhava and Amba.  Narasimha was weak knowledge he cant remember his lessons and so faced a lot of insult from his elders and teachers.

So he left his home and came to the bank of the Krishna and prayed 

Maa Bhuvaneswari Temple for three days and nights without taking any food.

Maa Bhuvaneswari was Silent and  Narasimha cut off his tongue and laid it at her feet.

Finally Maa Bhuvaneswari advised him to go to Audumbar and pray Narsimha Saraswathy swamy. The boy taking the command and went to NarasimhaSaraswati Swamy and falling at his feet. 

Blessing from Swamy to Narasimha

He received the blessings of the Swamy and became a scholar.

Temple is well created on the bank of river in honour ofNarasimhaSaraswati Swamy .

How To Go:- 

 We can get Buses from Sangli Bus depot. Sangli- Ankalkhop Bus we need to get it.

Mumbai-PuneSatara-Karad Pethanaka.

 Nearest Railway  Station is Bhilawadi Railway Station which is 4 Km Away.

From Sangli Railway Station Temple is 25 Km Away.

Near By Places to Visit:- Bhuvneshwari Temple

Ancient Meruling Temple - Satara (MH)

Meruling Temple is situated at height of Sahyadri Hills.This Temple is also called as "Narabdev". This Mahadev Temple is  created at Mahabharata era.

Merluling Temple

There is story that Pandavas are stayed in this area.This Temple is found by Pandavas'
This Temple is "Hexagonal" and Consists of 3 Kalash.

The Temple is having 400 Kg bell donated by Chimaji Appa. You can see small  stone Cannon.
Every Monday you will see lots of Devotees in this Temple.

You Can see the Morghar pond near to Temple.

Top View of Temple

This Temple can be visited any seasons. You can see "Yavateshwar/Chandan-Vandan/Kanher Dam " from Bandyacha Kada.

How To Go:-
Meruling is Situated 24KM Away from Satara.

Pune- Banglore Highway Next to Aanewadi Toll Plaza. Then Raigaon-Duduswarwadi-Morghar.

Saras Baug Ganpati - Pune

Once There was a small lake like water stream Ambhil Odha at the foothills of Parvati.
In 1750 Peshwa Nanasaheb constructed a lake admeasuring 25 acres was excavated at the site with provisions for an island, having an area of 25000 sq.feet.He gave the name "SarasBaug".
The island was to be converted into an garden, for the recreation of the Peshwas.

Within an island in the middle where the Peshwa rulers were said to hold their strategic discussions.


In 1784, Shrimant Sawai Madhavrao Peshwa built a small temple in Sarasbaug and installed the idol of Shree Siddhivinayak Gajanan.

SarasBaug Ganpati

Today, there is a garden with a Siddhivinayak Ganesh temple in the middle. 

 Next to it, there is a small Ganesh museum, containing various idols of the Lord Ganesh.

Entrance is free.

In 1950, the temple administration was handed over to a public trust known as the Devedeveshwar temple trust. The Temple's Atmosphere is cool and calm.

Temple Entrance

For Religious and spiritual persons can visit and enjoy the moments.

How to Go:- SarasBaug can be accessible from Swargate or Pune - Satara Road. 

Contact Details:-
Offices Address Sarasbaug, 2170 Sadashiv Peth, 
Pune- 411030
Maharashtra
+91 20 20242022 / 20242132(Subject To Change)

Shri Shankar Maharaj Math - Pune

Shree Sadguru Shankar Maharaj is one of the greatest saints in Maharashtra,endowed with divine powers and is worshipped as God Shiva incarnated in human form. His lifespan comprised of 161 years.

 

Shree Sadguru Shankar Maharaj

Shree Sadguru Shankar Maharaj was short in height. He was an ‘Ashtavakra’ (i.e. bend at eight places) and was Ajanubahu (i.e. long hands up to the knees). But His body was full of enthusiasm. He had difficulty in walking, so people carried Him on their back. But when He wished to walk, He left others behind. Mostly He wore white dhoti and white shirt. 

Maharaj had an overgrown beard and hair. He had a moustache and huge sharp eyes. At first sight His appearance was like a small child but His divine face reflected His spiritual knowledge and powers. At times He lived in palace like a rich man; wearing a gold necklace around His neck, a watch on His wrist and gold rings in His fingers. While at times, He stayed with poor innocent devotees and gave away everything to them and wandered as a poor ascetic.
He was a Yogi full of knowledge and His qualities of being a great saint reflected in His life style. Maharaj used to change His identity by changing His lifestyle, behavior, physique and also His face. Maharaj changed His face and personality very often and did not give any clues of His life to anybody.

At first sight Shree Shankar Maharaj’s behaved like a small child to confuse people to consider Him as mad. So that He can easily avoid unwanted people from coming near. The look of innocence on His face, different kind of expressions in His huge eyes and His divine luminous body were some of His distinct features. He always presented Himself as illiterate,but when He
spoke on any topic, people listened with astonishment.

Shree Shankar Maharaj had a unique personality. If a person questioned Maharaj in English, He replied in fluent English. If a Muslim asks anything in Urdu, he gave the answer with the teaching from 'Quran'. Maharaj had never attended any school or college, but still He had the great knowledge of every languages of the World.
Maharaj knew the truth which was beyond the rising of all the languages of the world. He knew the languages of all the animals, birds and people of the World.


Shree Shankar Maharaj addressed His devotees, “A human being’s real grace is in his good deeds and so you should always be away from six passions of life to keep your body as well as mind pure because you cannot clean or wash your mind with any soap. Therefore good deeds are very essential to keep your impact on the society. You should always be honest to yourself, to your God and to the people. With honesty you can acquire peace and satisfaction in life. Self control gives you wealth and if you lose that you would become a devil. You should always take great care of your parents. You should never forget your guardian Goddess and should always worship Her because She is your mother. Always help others in grief and never give them pain. Always be in good company because it helps us to get ride of bad deeds. You should always do your duty with care and concentration. Always read biographies of real
ascetics and saints and recite divine spiritual books. Never praise your good deeds yourself. Always keep a satisfied mind and soul. Humanity and good deeds to others is the real human religion. Help the poor by giving them food, clothes and shelter. Don’t get involved in customs of castes and creeds.

Always recite the name of your Guru, with heart and soul. By the faith in your Guru, you can acquire everything in life and can also find God within you. Look upon poor people living in grief, having no appropriate clothes or shelter. Then only you will understand that our God has given us so much happiness in life. Our God has surely given us more than the people who are handicapped, blind, deaf or dumb.

Every human is born with grief and pain and is trapped in the circles of happiness and grief. If you want to lead a happy life, then you should sacrifice your greed and keep faith in your Guru. He is the one who will take you away from the storm of your problems. Pride should be away from your practical life and spiritual path. Be satisfied with what our God has given us. Never run after wealth, it will give you only grief. So ask only according to your requirement to your God. Never lie because you will increase your responsibility. So avoid it by saying only the truth. Don’t cheat or abuse anyone. Don’t increase your needs more than your income and lead your life in misery fulfilling these unwanted needs. Always take part in incarnations and death anniversaries celebrations of real ascetics and saints.
If you take one step towards me, I would surely come running ten steps towards you. I would stand by your side and protect you from all the dangers. I would also give you the happiness of remarkable deep devotion which will make your life sacred and full of enthusiasm. My calculations are distinct from rest of the world and no one can trace it by his intellectual. 
If you ask me for something which is impossible with faith, I will surely fulfill your wish. So keep faith on Me and feel the experience of My presence near you. So you all should enthusiastically reach the peak of deep devotion and penance because it is the only fastest and easiest way to reach Me and get My love.


 Maharaj decided to take samadhi on Shukla Ashtami of month Vaishakh by Hindu lunar calender. This fell on Monday 28th April 1947, Ten days before the event Maharaj broke all outside contacts. Only the usual group used to visit him at Mama Dhekne's house where he was staying. Not a word was spoken. On the Saptami day, that is the day before the samadhi, he told Mami (wife of Mama Dhekne) , "Give me just a cup of tea. No cigarettes also. Inside the shelf spread a small mattress and keep a cushion. I am going to take bath and sit there. I don't want to speak a word nor meet anyone. The door should not be opened." And he did accordingly. Mama and Mami were sitting the whole night in front of the shelf keeping watch. At four o'clock in the morning voice came from inside the shelf, "Make further arrangements. Take care of this material body.
Firstly the Samadhi of Shree Shankar Maharaj was built of bricks. After some days a shed was built on the Samadhi. And finally, after some years a huge Samadhi temple was constructed. The Samadhi temple is called Shree Sadguru Shankar Maharaj Math.

Daily Programs in the Math :-

Maharaj Abhyangasnaan And Abhishek	4.15 AM To 6.00 AM
Maharaj Pooja And Aarti	7.00 AM
Laghurudra Abhishek	7.30 AM To 10.00AM
Maharaj Afternoon Pooja And Aarti	12.00 PM
Prasad After Aarti	12.15 PM To 1.00PM
The Ghabara Remains Closed For	1.00 PM To 3.30PM
Darshan	3.30 PM To 9.30 PM
Evening Aarti	6.30PM
Aanadaan and Prasad After Aarti from	7.00 PM To 8.30 PM

How To Go:- 

Shankar Maharaj Samadhi Sthan:-
Shankar Maharaj Math, 
Pune-Satara Road Dhanakawadi, 
Pune, Maharashtra 411043.

The Math is situated in Dhankawadi Pune. 

 
The Place is Approx. 13 KM Away from Pune Station.

OMKARESHWAR / MAMLESHWAR Temple - MadhyaPradesh

OMKARESHWAR / MAMLESHWAR Temple is a protected Ancient Monument with good architectural stone work. The Omkareshawar temple is built in the North Indian style of architecture.

According To Purana :-
Once upon a time Narada maharshi visited Vindhya. In the discussion between them Vindhya told that, he was full pledged and there is nothing to be possessed for him. Narada observed the proud (Ahamkara) of Vindhya and said with a smile, yes you are full pledged, but Meru Parvatha is thinking that he is the supreme of all Parvathas (Hills), because devathas are living on the top of Meru and even Sun is rotating around its Sikharam every day. Vindhya felt guilty with these words and he decided to prove his greatness.
He did tapsya for Lord Shiva for six months. Every day he did Parthiva Linga puja. He did tapsya with out moving. He stood like a stone (Sthanu).
After six months Lord Shiva was pleased and gave Darshan to Vindhya. Then Vindhya
was very happy and praised Lord Shiva, and got a chance to get boons from the Lord. Vindhya asked a boon that he should get energy and wisdom (Budhi) to fulfill his desires. Lord Shiva agreed for that and thought of Vindhya so that these boons may not be used to harm any body. At the same time Devathas, Maharshis came and praised the Lord and requested to stay in that place. Shiva accepted and stayed in that place as Mamaleshwar Jyotirling.

Since the time of Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar, 22 Brahims paid by the Holker state, daily performed Lingarchan Puja. 
Each Brahmin was Provided with a wooden board having 1300 little holes. In each they put very small miniature clay lingam to represent Shiva Lingas and when nearly 14300 lingas were manufacture and worshipped, they used to be submerges in the Narmada.

In the early part of the 20th century the number of Brahmins was reduced to 11 and at present the number is only 5. the wall of the temple contains the inscription of Mahims Stotra dated 1063 A.D

How To Go:-

The Temple is situated in Indore, Madhya Pradesh At Khandava Road.

 



The Nearest Railway station Omkareshwar road which is 15KM Away. There are Good number of Buses And Private Taxis To Reach The Temple. 

 
Temple is well connected by Road route. There are many Buses starting from Indore. The Bus stand is about 2KM Away from temple.

Shri Pashupatinath Temple - Mandsaur

Shri Pashupatinath Temple in Mandsaur, India is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Pashupatinath Situated on the banks of the Shivna River.
The  highlight is a unique Shiv Ling with eight faces of Lord Shiva. The Temple has four doors in four directions.

Shiv Ling

The Shiv Ling in the temple is 2.5 x 3.2 metres (8' x 10.5') and weighs 4,665.525 kg (4.6 tons).
The Shiv Ling emerged from the waters of the Shivna on Monday, which is considered as an auspicious day by the devotees of Lord Shiva. 
On Sunday, it reached the Tapeshwar Ghat of the river and was placed there. On Monday, after exactly, 21 years, 5 months and 4 days it was incarnated. 
The day of incarnation of the idol is celebrated as a Mela in the area surrounding the temple.

Shri Pashupatinath Temple

 The temple built on the river is 90 feet (27.6m) long, 30 feet (9.2m)wide and 101 feet (31m) tall. On top of the temple is a 100 kg (45.5 kg) gold plated pitcher.
Every monsoon the water level in the Shivna river raises to touch the holy Shiv Ling of lord Shiva. This is termed as "Jalaabhishek" which means worshiping god through water.


How To Go:-

The Nearest Airport is Indore 220 KM Away from Mandsaur Or Udaypur which is 210 KM Away.

The Mandsaur Is Situated on Ajmer-Ratlam track. There are  around 12 Trains halt at Mandsaur Railway Station.

The below trains passing from Mandsaur :-

• Ajmer/Udaipur-Bandra Terminus SF Express
• Indore-Udaipur Express
• Jaipur-Bhopal Express
• Ajmer-Kolkata Express
• Ajmer-Hyderabad Express
• Ratlam-Ajmer Express (Night)
• Ratlam-Ajmer Express
• Ratlam-Chittaurgarh Express
• Ratlam-Agra Fort Express
• DMU Chittaurgarh-Ratlam
• Nathdwara-Okha Express
• Mandsaur-Meerut City Link (Dehradun) Express
  

Mandsaur is situated on SH 31 which is 4 Lane Road.


You can get local Rickshaw To Transport within City.


Where To Stay:- There are number of budget hotels to stay in Mandsaur city.

• Some of the Accommodation Lists:-(Phone Nos May Changed)
• Circuit House:(07422) - 244220
• Pasupatinath Guest House:(07422) - 245228
• Hotel Bhagat Palace:(07422) - 222236

Near By Places To Visit:-Hinglajgarh Fort | Taxakeshwar temple |Mandsaur Fort |Shree Bahi Parshwanath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra

Swaminarayan Akshardham - Gujrat

Akshardham

Akshardham temple is an important tourist destination of India. Akshardham Temple is located 31 km away from Ahmedabad in Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat.
Swaminarayan Akshardham is a large Hindu temple complex inspired by Pramukh Swami, the current spiritual head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.
The temple is dedicated to Lord Swaminarayan and provided with one of the best architectures in India.

Akshardham

The Temple was built over 13 years and is a tribute to Swaminarayan and his life and teachings.
At the center of the 23-acre complex is the Akshardham mandir, which is built from 6,000 metric tons of pink sandstone from Rajasthan.
More than 12 million man-hours of 900 skilled craftsmen have created this magnificent monument of 93 sculpted pillars, 40 windows carved from both sides.
The complex’s name refers to the divine abode of Swaminarayan in the BAPS philosophy.

Apart from that, the complex of the temple also holds a garden, lake and a waterfall that increases the beauty of this amazing monument.
At the centre of the spacious Akshardham complex, is a delicate and beautiful architectural masterpiece, the Akshardham Monument, which enshrines the golden idol of Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Faith. 
The first floor galleries house a museum portraying the 500 ‘paramhansas’, and several things belonging to Swaminarayan such as his letter to the guru Ramanand, a piece from an old tree from Chapaya, his pure wool shawl, a replica of his old home and other displays.


 

SahajAnand

Water Show "Sahaj Anand" 6.00 pm. Please note that timings will change as per season, depending on Sunset timings. There may be a second show on Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays.
The entire Swaminarayan Akshardham Complex is closed on Mondays

Contact Information
info@akshardham.com
Contact addresses :-International Headquarters - India
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (B.A.P.S.),
Shahibaug,
Ahmdabad - 380 004, Gujarat, India
Tel: (91-79) 2562 5151, 2562 5152,
Fax: (91-79) 2562 4405
e-mail:info@swaminarayan.org
http://www.akshardham.com/

New York: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS) 43-38 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA Tel: (1-718) 539 5373 Fax: (1-718) 353 3411	London: Shri Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir (BAPS) 105-119 Brentfield Road, Neasden, London NW10 8JP, UK Tel: (44-20) 8965 2651 Fax: (44-20) 8965 6313
Sydney: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS), 40, Eleanor Street, Rosehill, NSW 2142, Australia Tel: (61-2) 98972776 Fax: (61-2) 9637 4470	Gandhinagar: Akshardham', Sector 20, 'J' Road, Gandhinagar - 382 020 Gujrat, India Tel: (91-79) 2326 0001, 2326 0002 Fax: (91-79) 2326 0336
Ahmedabad: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS) Shahibaug, Ahmedabad - 380 004, Gujarat, India Tel: (91-79) 2562 5151, 2562 5152 Fax: (91-79) 2562 4405, 2562 5175	Kolkata: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS) 61, Chakraberia Road (North), Bhowanipur, Kolkata - 700 020, West Bengal, India Tel: (91-33) 2474 9180, 2475 8482 Fax: (91-33) 24761541
Mumbai: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS) Swaminarayan Chowk, Opp. Rly. Station, Dadar (C.R.), Mumbai - 400 014, Maharashtra, India Tel: (91-22) 2414 1125, 2414 4000 Fax: (91-22) 2414 1074	New Delhi: 'Swaminarayan Akshardham', N.H. 24, Near Noida Mor, New Delhi - 110 092. India. Tel: (91-11) 2201 6688, 2202 6688

Timings:-

The Temple remains open on all the days except Mondays from 9:30 am - 7:30 pm. 
On Saturdays and Sundays, the temple is glorified with the magnificent lighting from it all sides. 
Exhibitions are open for public from 10am to 6pm on all the open days.

How To Go:-Akshardham Temple is located 31 km away from Ahmedabad in Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat.

Ahmedabad is well connected with all parts of India. Nearest railway station is Ahmedabad.2 km away Gandhinagar railway station.

Ahamdabad & Gandhi nagar is well connected by road.Gandhinagar is connected to Surat, Mumbai, and Navi Mumbai via National Highway 8A. It is connected to Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Udaipur, New Delhi & Chandigarh via National Highway 8C.

Nearest Airport is Ahmedabad which is 23 km away from Temple.


Where To Stay:-

There are lots of luxury and budget hotel available in Ahemdabad.

SriGokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple - Karnataka

The Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna is a Hindu temple located in Gokarna, in Uttara Kannada district 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. The Temple is facing the city beach of the Arabian Sea in Gokarna. 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).

Temple Entry

Top View of Temple

Temple Area

Mahabaleshwara Temple, Gokarna is around 1500 years old and is mentioned in two epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. It is considered as one of the seven Mukti Kshetras of India and on par with Lord Shiva’s two other abodes, Varanasi on the Ganges and Mount Kailash in the Himalayas. 

The temple enshrines Mahabaleshwar, the six foot tall swayambu (self-manifested) Shivalingam in a square Saligrama Peetha (black stone pedestal). The linga can be seen only once in 40 years, when the Ashta Bandana Kumbhahishekam is performed.

Goddess Uma is fondly called Thaamira Gowri (the fair lady of the lotus). Representations of Gods like Chandikeswara, Aadi Gokarneswara, Gokarnanayagi and Dattatreya can also be seen in the Mahabaleshwar Temple in Gokarna.

Ravana's mother, a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva, was worshipping a Shiva Linga to bring prosperity to her son. Indra, the Lord of Heaven, who was jealous of this worship,
stole the Shiva Linga and threw it away into the Sea. The distraught mother of Ravana went on a hunger strike as her devotional worship of Shiva was disrupted. Ravana then
promised his mother that he would go to Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva, and bring the main Atmalinga itself for her worship. Ravana then performed severe penance
at Mount Kailash to please Lord Shiva and also sang, in his melodious voice, praises of Shiva (Shiva Tandava Stotram). He even chopped his own head, and made a harp with threads drawn from his skin and intestine. Shiva pleased with all this devotional worship agreed to bestow boons to Ravana. Ravana, pleased with the promise of Shiva,
asked for the Atmalinga and also a wife for himself, as pretty as Uma (mother of creation), Shiva's wife. Shiva then took out the Atma Linga, brightly shining like the Sun,from his own heart and gave it to Ravana with strict instructions that it should not be placed on ground till it was deified at a final destination. As regards the second request for a beautiful wife, Shiva offered his own wife to Ravana, as in his view there was no other woman more beautiful than Uma, his wife.
Ravana, blinded by his infatuation for Uma, accepted her and carried her off on his shoulder along with the Atmalinga. He went south towards his kingdom. This created an alarm and fear among the various gods in heaven. Ganesha, Skanda (warrior god) and Virabhadra, sons of Shiva and Parvati were perturbed. Nandi, the bull was equally surprised by this development. All of them appealed to Shiva for redress from this unwarranted situation. Shiva told them not worry and promised that Lord Vishnu would redeem the situation.
Uma, who was ordered by Shiva to go with Ravana, then appealed to Lord Vishnu for help. Vishnu agreed and he met Ravana at Gokarna, disguised as an aged, frail looking
Brahmin. The Brahmin asked Ravana as to how he was carrying such a lovely woman on his shoulders. Ravana, in his enthusiasm, explained that Shiva of Kailash himself
had given her to him. Pleased with the Brahmin's words of praise, Ravana brought her down to have a look at her charming face. This was his undoing as at that moment,
Vishnu played a trick and made Uma look haggard, aged and repulsive. The Brahmin then gave a derisive laugh and made a humiliating remark of Ravana's choice of the lady. Thus humiliated, Ravana deserted Uma and went back to Kailash to complain and plead with Shiva. Vishnu then asked Uma to settle down at Gokarna. Now, she is worshipped in Gokarna, as Mother Bhadrakali.
Then Vishnu created an illusion of a charming girl in front of Ravana and assured him that this girl would be born as Mandodari, daughter of Mayasura and marry him.

Mollified by this promise, Ravana returned carrying the Atmalinga. On the way, he met Ganesha in the garb of a cowherd (by the request of lord indra) at the same location
where he had deserted Uma. At that moment Ravana wanted urgently to attend the call of nature - (laghushanka) and he, therefore, requested Ganesha to hold the Atmalinga in his hand till he returned after ablutions. There is another version to the legend at this point. It is said that Ravana, being a Brahmin wanted to offer his evening religious prayers,Sandhyavandanam, and he, therefore, requested Ganesha, who appeared before him as a Brahmin boy, to hold on to the Atmalinga till he returned; with strict instructions to Ganesha not to place it on the ground under any circumstance.
However, Ravana could not come within the specified time. Ganesha called out thrice rapidly for Ravana. Even before Ravana could return, Ganesha placed the Atmalinga on
the ground, tricked Ravana and vanished from the scene with his cows. Ravana then chased the only cow, which was going underground. However, he managed to get hold of the cow's ear only, as the rest of cow's body had disappeared below ground. It is this ear now seen in a petrified form, which has given the name 'Gokarna' to the place,meaning "Cow's ear."  Then, Ravana tried hard to lift the Shiv Linga but failed as it was firmly fixed.
Ravana had even fainted; thereafter he gave the name Mahabaleshwar (meaning all-powerful) to the Atmalinga. Thus, according to the legend narrated, the place now
boasts of three divine entities namely: Gokarna, the cow's ear; the Atmalinga or Shiva Linga that is deified in the Mahabaleshwar Temple; and the Goddess Bhadrakali,
which are all now divine places of worship integral to Gokarna.

Festival :-Shivaratri festival, observance of the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati is celebrated in the temple town in February, when a very large number of pilgrims visit the Tmple. During this festival, Rathyatra (Rath is a large wooden chariot) is also held when images of Shiva and other deities are installed in the chariot and it is then ceremonially pulled through the town by devotees, accompanied by the drum bands. The Rathayatra starts from the Shri Maha Ganapati Temple at the terminus of the main market street, also known as the 'Car Street'.

 

Temple Address :-
Samsthana Shree Mahabaleshwara Deva, Gokarna
Post Gokarna, Kumta Taluk,
Uttara Kannada District – 581 326
Karnataka
Cont:- 08386 – 257956, 257955
 +91 9482331354


How To Go:-

Gokarna is well-connected to Bangalore, Mangalore and Karwar. Regular buses ply from Kumata, Karwar, Goa and Mangalore.


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The nearest airports are Dabolim at Goa and Mangalore International Airport at Bajpe.

Gokarna can be reached by buses and maxicabs from Kumta (30 km), Ankola (26 km) and Karwar (59 km) on National Highway 17( NH-17 ). 
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) also runs long-journey buses from many cities like Panaji, Bangalore and Mangalore. 
Private buses (Vijayanand Roadlines - VRL, Sugama, Sea Bird, etc.) operate night journeys from the capital city of Bangalore to Gokarna daily.  

The railway station ( called Gokarna Road ) is 6 km away from the town. The station also has a retiring room at a nominal price.
Many important trains like Matsyagandha Express have a halt here.
It can be reached by train Konkan Railway on the Mumbai to Mangalore route.


Near By Places:- Gokarna Beach -Gokarna