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Gokarna is a holy town located in the state of Karnataka.

pilgrim praying in sun rise holy pool Gokarna India hinduism meditation

 

kutithirta holy pool in Gokarna India two men performing holy ceremony puja bald shaved head holding hands

 

man head in green water holy pool kutithirta Gokarna India plluted water alga algae

 

kutithirta holy pool in Gokarna man with white cloth drying in the sun. Sun reflects in the water

 

Man sitting squatting by Kutithirta the holy pool in Gokarna

 

 

young happy indian men posing on the beach of Gokarna

 

woman in blue sari by sunset indian ocean Gokarna india

 

dead dolphin on the beach of Gokarna India by sunset

 

 

Pilgrim watching dead dolphin on the beach of Gokarna India by sunset

 

 

Gokarna karnataka india the lagoon is actually the latrine of the whole town

 


Gokarna India view from the Maneshwara temple

 

the blue water is actually the sewage of the whole town, it looks beautiful though

 

the beautiful creek is in fact the sewer of the whole town the smoke comes from one of the houses

 

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Kutithirta in Gokarna, is a holy pool used by pilgrims and locals to perform pujas, the holy ceremonies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until early 1990s Gokarna was known only by a few westerners. Much has changed since.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dead dolphin on the beach of Gokarna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gokarna beach, 1986

View from the Maneshwara temple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gokarna beach, 2004

View from the Maneshwara temple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The blue water is the sewage of the town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The canal is the sewer of the town.