Gokarna, Karnataka
Gokarna is a historical temple town located in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in southern India, The town is famous for the 4th century Mahabaleshwar Temple, dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, the Bhadrakali Temple dedicated to Goddess Uma and Maha Ganpati Temple dedicated to Hindu God Ganesha. Gokarna is mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata and by the classical Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in his 4th-century work Raghuvamsha, where he refers to the "Lord of Gokarna".