About 59 km from
Karwar
, between the Gangavali
and Agnashini rivers,
Gokarna is situated along the Karwar
coast of
Arabian
Sea. Now a favourite destination for visitors in search of
sun, sea and sand, it has four beautiful
beaches - Gokarna beach, Kudle, Om, Half
moon and Paradise (also known as Full
moon), the latter two accessible only by foot.
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Climate
Gokarna has a
tropical climate with a cool breeze
during the day making it pleasant.
Monsoons from
June-Sep. make the weather
humid, but
winters are cool.
Language
Kannada, Hindi and
English (in tourist spots) are
the main languages.
Gokarna beach
forms the coast of the town while the others
lie towards the south. At Om Beach , one can indulge in several
activities including surfing,
water skiing, parasailing, banana tube rides, bumby rides,
snorkelling, board surfing and beach
camping.
Gokarna is also an
important centre for Sanskrit learning. It is
a town of temples , the most
important being the Mahabaleshwar
Temple. Shivaraatri
festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm,
with two great temple chariots pulled by over
a hundred
people
through the town's narrow streets, while priests and pilgrims
chant hymns. During the four day Shivaraatri festival
the small town of Gokarna is visited by up to 20,000
pilgrims.
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