This pilgrimage spot is considered to be the place where Shiva emerged from the ear of a cow. The deity here is called Mahabaleshwar and this refers to a myth regarding Ravana and Ganesha. Name the place.

Gokarna is the pilgrimage town whose name means 'cow's ear', where Shiva is said to have emerged from the ear of a cow, and the deity is Mahabaleshwar. The legend linking Ravana and Ganesha's role in placing the Atma-linga here is central to Gokarna's myth. The other temples are associated with different jyotirlinga legends.