Situated 60kms from Karwar, Yana or Bhairavakshetra is a deserted town
ship and an important pilgrim centre with unique rock formations. A popular
rock-climbing haunt located in a beautiful valley of the Western Ghats,
one has to trek a distance of about 10kms from ‘Vaddi Cross’, amidst thick
forest to reach Yana. There is a shrine of Bhairaveswara on a hillock
120metres high. Water from the projecting rock trickles on the Shivalinga
and the devotees consider this as Gangodbhava water. Mohini Shikara, a
peak 90-meter high is another attraction of this place. The idol of Goddess
Parvati can be seen at the bottom of this peak. A fair is held here during
Shivaratri. One could also enjoy a small waterfall near by.
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