Gokak taluka contributed to the Prime Minister 's Relief Fund which was meant for humanitarian assistance for the Indian Ocean tsunami victims . Child Development Project Officer Mr P N Patil who addressed a press conference had disclosed that it was decided to donate a day 's salary of government officials towards the relief fund . The employees of Forbes-Gokak textile industry also contributed about INR 7 lakh ( 700,000 ) . Gokak is also known for its old Hindu Temples . The most famous once are Mahalingeshwara temple , Savalagi Shivalinga Matha , Yogikolla temple and Duradundeshwara temple in Arabhavi.Mahalingeshwara temple is well-known and is located on the Ghataprabha Riverside near Gokak water-falls . The temple is a large and sprawling structure built in the later Chalukyan style of architecture . The temple has a garbhagriha , ( sanctum ) , an ardhamantapa and a spacious but open mukhamantapa ( frontal courtyard ) . The sanctum with its tall Shikara adorned with exquisite sculptures is a sight to behold . It faces north , an unusual orientation for Shiva temples . On the sides of the Ghataprabha River there are several temples apart from Mahalingeshwara temple that date back to the period of the later Chalukyas of Kalyana who ruled portions of the Deccan from the 10th to the 12th centuries
Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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