A great Shaiva holy place by the sea, holding the Atmalinga in tradition.
Pilgrims come from the whole of the Deccan. The temple's endowments are from the Kadamba, Chalukya and other kings. The coast around it is claimed by the Alupa, the Hoysala and the Kadambas of Goa; whose man collects the dues is not recorded.
Who holds it
- Title
- Temple priests of Gokarna
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No head is named in any source we read.
What it holds
- temple lands (not documented for 1200)
How things stand that morning
A pilgrim place on a claimed coast.
Places of note
- Mahabaleshwara temple, Gokarna: the Atmalinga shrine and the beach
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Evidence is thin: the building and its tradition are known; the head, the estates and the house's rights in 1200 are not in the pages we read.
Sources and studies
- Kadambas of Goa, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Alupas, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, checked against the other sources)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.