Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Hindu temple in Mangalore, India

Gokarnanatheshwara is a Hindu temple in Mangalore, Karnataka. The main shrine rises above a series of steps and is surrounded by open pillared halls that lead to a rectangular courtyard with a low wall and smaller shrines along the sides.

The temple was consecrated in February 1912 by Narayana Guru, who named the site Gokarnanatha Kshetra. Adhyaksha HoigeBazar Koragappa, a Billava leader and tile-factory owner, had invited the Guru to Mangalore in 1908 and donated the land. The original Kerala-style structure was later rebuilt in Chola style with a 60-foot gopuram, and the renovated temple was inaugurated by Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

The temple is now accepted as "Aadi" by the Billava community, and its name was given by Narayana Guru when he consecrated it in February 1912. The site was chosen between Kudroli and Mulihithilu, and the land was donated by Adhyaksha HoigeBazar Koragappa, who also became its first administrator. A marble statue of Narayana Guru was erected at the entrance in 1966.

Visitors should remove shoes when arriving and keep them in the designated areas. The complex is accessible through local roads, and main ceremony times are early morning and late afternoon when most worshippers are present.

The Shiva linga here was brought by Narayana Guru himself, and how and where he obtained it remains a secret. A marble plaque once stood in the temple tank in memory of H. Somappa, Koragappa's ailing son-in-law, but it was lost during the temple's renovation.