Murdeshwar

Murdeshwar
Town
Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara Temple complex
Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara Temple complex
Murdeshwar is located in Karnataka
Murdeshwar
Murdeshwar
Location of Murdeshwar in Karnataka
Murdeshwar is located in India
Murdeshwar
Murdeshwar
Location of Murdeshwar in India
Coordinates: 14°5′37.02″N 74°29′1.77″E / 14.0936167°N 74.4838250°E / 14.0936167; 74.4838250
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
TalukBhatkal
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
581 350
Telephone code08385

Murdeshwar (Murudeshwara - ಮುರುಡೇಶ್ವರ) is a town in Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India, and lies on the coast of the Laccadive Sea. It contains the world's third tallest Shiva statue, as well as the Murudeshwara Temple. The town has a railway station on the MangaloreMumbai Konkan railway route.