Like Gokarna, like its people. As serene and comforting Gokarna is, it is in the warm hospitality and genuine smiles of its people you find home. The locals are unobtrusive and hold visitors in high regard. Speaking everything from Kannada to Marathi to Konkani to Hindi and even Tulu, languages isn’t where the potpourri ends. The mix of cultures evolves into a rich cuisine that feels like Gokarna hospitality – fills your stomach and warms you heart.

But beyond the temples and beaches, Gokarna lives on in the two streets that run through the town.

It lives in the first rays of the sun that sees fishermen haul the day’s first catch to the shore, in the chants that reverberate through temple walls as priests perform their morning rites. It blazes with life as tourists pick out and nuzzle into their spot on the beach for the day. It lives in golden, pink and purple sunsets that streak the horizon day after glorious day. It resonates with the squeal of someone trying surfing for the first time in their life.