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| About Murudeshwara Tourism |
Murudeshwara is a beach town in the Bhatkal taluk of Uttara Kannada. The origin of the name is intertwined in the folklore of India, and is actually another name of Lord Shiva. Situated between Honavar and Bhatkal, Murudeshwara is a picturesque holy place famous for its ancient Murudeshwara temple. It now has the world?s tallest idol of Neelkanta or Lord Shiva towering at 123 feet.
SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS
The most prominent place to see is the Murudeshwara temple on the Kandura Hill, surrounded by the Arabian Sea on three sides. The temple has a 20-storied Gopuram and two statues of life size elephants guard the entrance. The
world?s tallest statue of Lord Shiva is present inside the temple
complex, which is visible from a great distance. This huge statue is
123 feet in height and took 2 |
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| Reviews on Murudeshwara travel(What people have to say) |
 sheeja, vasco-da-gama | 1st June 2009
Fantastic!
| Overview of the destinationTranquility thy name is Murudeshwar. Perfect weekend getaway. Blissful is what I would describe. An apt mixture of spirituality as well as leisure. Food, sight-seeing and shopping Stayed at the kamath yatri nivas due to lack of rooms. Nothing much to say about hotel except plain lodging but the naveen restaurant at Activities & things to do Boating, lolling around basically, windy and stress free, great! Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc. From Goa took the local at 2 from Margao and reached there around five. Exact timing four thirty. But since local stopovers for oncoming trains |  Kalyan, Bangalore | 11th November 2008
A quaint town by the sylvan beach
A less frequented beach, world's highest Shiva statue, highest gopuram, some sea activities pretty much | | Read full review... |  mssthirdeye, Bangalore | 26th June 2008
the sea side temple with the tallest shiv idol and
This temple is unique as it is related to ramayan,
Ravana the demon king after getting | | Read full review... |
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