the Mahabaleshwar Temple(pictured) in Gokarna is one of the seven sacred Muktikshetras (places of salvation) in India and is said to bestow immense blessings upon devotees who even glimpse it?
Question 1: The drive up the winding path that leads to Gokarna is scenic,
with the rocky mountains and Western Ghats on one side and the ________ on the
other.
Question 3: A sect of Brahmins fled from the ________
to escape forcible conversions by the Portuguese and British and
settled in and around Gokarna in the 15th century.
Question 4: To
prevent Ravana from getting a weapon as powerful as the atmalinga,
________, in the disguise of
a Brahmin boy, tells Ravana that he will hold the atmalinga until
Ravana finishes his prayers.
Question 7: Gokarna is also mentioned in the Shrimad ________ as being the home of the two brothers Gokarna and
Dhundhakari and the Bhagawat also gives details of the differences
in their temperament, nature and exploits.
Question 10: Another mythological reference to Gokarna describes how ________, the demon-king of Lanka,
received the atmalinga from Shiva after he had performed a penance at Mount
Kailash reciting self-written Shivatandavastotram.
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