Murdeshwar
Murdeshwar | |
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Village | |
Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara Temple complex | |
Murdeshwar Location of Murdeshwara in Karnataka Murdeshwar Location of Murdeshwara in India | |
| Coordinates: 14°5′37.02″N 74°29′1.77″E / 14.0936167°N 74.4838250°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Taluk | Bhatkal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 581 350 |
| Telephone code | 08385 |
Murdeshwar is a town in Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India, and lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea. It contains the world's third tallest Shiva statue, as well as the Murudeshwara Temple. The town has a railway station on the Mangalore–Mumbai Konkan railway route.