The story of Gokaran Nath is same as Vaidyanath. It is the belief of the people that Lord Shiva was pleased with the penance of Rawana and offered him a boon. Rawana requested the Lord Shiva to go toLanka with him and leave there forever. The Lord Shiva agreed to go on condition that he should not be placed anywhere on the way to Lanka. If he were placed anywhere, he would settle at that place. Shiv gave him one of the twelve Jyotirlingams. Rawana agreed and started his journey to Lanka with the Lord on his head. When Rawana reached the Gola Gokaran Nath he felt the need to urinate. Rawana offered some gold coins to a shepherd for placing the Lord Shiva on his head until he returned. The shepherd placed him on the land. Rawana failed to lift him up despite all his efforts. He pressed him on his head with his thumb in full anger. The impression of Rawana's thumb is still present on the Shivling. Because of that the Shivling became like a Cow's Ear and mounted around 5 feet below from the ground level.
Festival
1. Chaiti Mela In the month of Chatra a great fair is organised for one month known as Cheti-Mela. 2. Saavan Mela The importance of Gokarnnath dham increases during the month of Shrawan. During this period, lakhs of devotees throng the Holy Shiv Temple. The kanwarias first take a dip in the tirth sarovar to purify themselves, and then enter into the temple, where the Ganges water is offered to the Jyotirlingam. The legend says that when the churning of oceans - Samudra Manthana - took place in the month of Shravan, fourteen different types of rubies came out. Thirteen of these were distributed amongst the demons, except Halahal. Lord Shiva drank the Halahal and stored it in his throat. Hence the name Neelkantha is attributed to Shiva. To reduce the strong effect of poison, Lord Shiva wore the crescent moon on his head. All the Gods, thereafter started offering the Ganges water to Lord Shiva to make lessen the effect of poison. Since, this happened in the month of Shravan, since then the Shiva devotees offer the Ganges water in this month. This pilgrimage continues during the whole month of Shravan for 30 days, during July–August every year. It is estimated that within this period of one month around 10 to 15 lakhs pilgrims visit Gokarnnath dham. 3. Bhoot Nath Mela 4. Maha Shivratri Mela
Places to visit (near Shiv Temple)
1. Gokaran Nath Shiv Temple 2. Budhe Baba Temple 3. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple 4. Vishwakarma Temple 5. Chandrabhal Baba Satsang Sthal 6. Mata Parvati Satsang Sthal 7. Vinayak Dwar 8. Gokaran Nath Dwar 9. Nath Baba Dwar 10. Kartikeya Dwar 11. Teerth Sarovar Dwar 12. Teerth Sarovar 13. Neelkanth Teerth Maidan 14. Nath Vatika 15. Mela Sahayata Kendra 16. Maharshi Ved Vyas Yagya Mandap 17. Vishwanath Satsang Sthal 18. Ram-Janaki Temple 19. Radha-Krishna Temple 20. Shani Temple
