The "Vayu Purana", written in 300 A.D. specifically mentions the tallest mountain peak of the great gold and silver rich mountain range "Malaya" on the island, and that "to the east of this island at the shore of the sea lies a great Siva temple in a holy place called "Gokarna"." "Gokarna" is also a place name in Karnartaka, India, Kalinga, Tamil Nadu and Nepal all associated with ancient Shiva temples and some with Ravana of the "Ramayana", the former temple in Karnartaka – the Mahabaleshwar Temple – also earning praise in the "Tevaram". A major shrine to the deity Bhadrakali exists within the Mahabaleshwar Temple complex, and similarly the Bhadrakali Amman Temple of Trincomalee, dedicated to the same deity and significantly expanded by Rajendra Chola I, stands on Konesar Road before the entrance to Swami Rock.