YANA CAVES | Yana Caves Gokarna | Places to Visit Near Gokarna | Gokarna Travel Series Ep.02

YANA CAVES | Yana Caves Gokarna | Places to Visit Near Gokarna | Gokarna Travel Series Ep.02
A must do activity in Gokarna is visiting Yana Caves. Yana Caves is located 50 kms from Gokarna and will take about an hour to reach. It has two massive rock outcrops known as the Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara. The huge rocks are composed of solid black, crystalline karst limestone. Bhairaveshwara Shikhara is 120 metres (390 ft) in height, while the Mohini Shikhara, which is smaller, is 90 metres (300 ft) in height.

If you're in Gokarna, visiting Yana Caves is a must! The trek is so relaxing and serene.

Hindu mythology links this place with an event in the life of the Asura, or demon king Bhasmasura. Bhasmasura, by austere penance, obtained a boon from lord Shiva. This boon made it so that when Bhasmasura placed his hand over any one's head, he would burn them up and turn them into ashes (bhasma). It is further narrated that, in order to test his powers, Bhasmasura wanted to place his hands on his patron Lord Shiva's head. He chased Shiva, which unnerved Shiva and prompted him to move from his heavenly abode to earth to seek the help of Lord Vishnu. Vishnu transformed himself to help Shiva, adopting the form of beautiful damsel named Mohini who enticed Bhasmasura with her beauty. Bhasmsura was quite infatuated by Mohini, and agreed to a challenge she issued for a dance competition.

During the dance competition, Mohini cleverly performed a dance bhang ("pose") with hand over head. Without realizing the gravity of this act, the demon king also placed his hand over his head and perished by the fire of his own hands, he was converted into ashes. It is believed that the fire that emanated during this act was so intense that the limestone formations in the Yana area were blackened. The loose black soil or ash seen around the two large rock formations in the area are cited as proof of the legend by devotees who see them as due to the fire and that ashes produced by Bhasmasura death. The two hillocks are also named for this event: the tall peak being Bhairaveshwara Shikhara ("Shiva's hill"), and the smaller peak, a few steps down below, being Mohini Shikhara ("Mohini's hill") where an idol of goddess Parvathi is installed. There are also several other small caves nearby. There is also a Ganesha temple in the vicinity.

00:00 Intro
00:23 Towards Yana Caves
02:32 Road condition and Information about Yana
03:42 Starting the hike
08:46 Arriving at Yana Caves
11:40 Outro
11:56 Next video

Source for Yana being the cleanest village in Karnataka:
https://www.karnataka.com/hubli/yana-...
https://www.wikilistia.com/list/clean...

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