Visiting
Gokarna and Surrounding
Shankar Prasad Foundation is located in the village of Bankikodla, only five kilometres from the ancient temple town of Gokarna.
Around the ashram
Temples, beaches & markets
Gokarna is an ancient temple town on the coast: temples, beaches and a weekly market. Below, please find a list of the temples in and around Gokarna. Visit Lonely Planet for more to do in the area.
In & around Gokarna
Gokarna Temples
- Maha Ganapathi Temple (opp Mahableshwar, must-see first)
- Mahabaleshwara Temple (main Gokarna temple, foreigners can go around)
- Parvati Gowri Temple (inside Mahabaleshwara, at the back, can sit inside)
- Smashan Kali Temple (back side of Mahabaleshwara)
- Manibadra and Maneshwara Temple (half way to Ram Thirth)
- Rama Thirtha Mandira (cliff end of Gokarna beach, Ram, Sita and Laxman stayed there; holy water spring; great vibrations; for sunset meditation you can walk up stairs to the top of the cliff)
- Ganesh Temple (car street, opp bus stand street)
- Naga Devathe Temple, Nagarabeedhi (from Kotithirth, left turn then left turn)
- Venkataramana Temple (top end of car street)
- Koti Thirtha (very beautiful, must-see + Ganapathi Temple)
- Parasurama Temple (Gangigadde, behind bus stand)
- Bhadrakali Temple (Melinakeri, near Check Post & Sante, weekly market)
- Maruthi Temple / Hanuman (Melinakeri, under huge tree in middle of road, near Check Post & Sante, weekly market)
- Aswath Narayana Ganapathi Temple (Tadri)
- Uma Maheshwari Temple (Kudle Beach Rd)
- Kedaki Vinayaka Temple (Taramakki, Bijur Rd)
- Pandarinath Temple (Achari Katte, opposite Jagu Garage)
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Nelaguni, from the playground of Sri Ragherveshwar school)
- Durgamba Temple (Bijjuru)
- Rudrapada Temple (Rudrapada)
- Ganga Devi Temple (Gangavali)
- Ganapathi Temple (Nadu Maskeri)
- Durgamba Temple (Hanehalli)
- Ammanavara Temple (Bankikodla, near Shankar Prasad Foundation)
- Siddeswara Temple (Siddeswara)
- Kengala Parameswari Temple (Devara Bavi, rock pool)
- Mahasiddi Vinayaka Temple (near Gokarna Railway station)
- Someswara Temple (Taramakki Road, 2 white & gold elephants outside)
- Alladi Mosque (opposite Shankar Prasad Foundation)
- Church on the hill (Hannehalli, Gattige)
- Masti Temple (below the Church)