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Murdeshwar | |
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Town | |
![]() Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara Temple complex | |
Coordinates: 14°5′37.02″N 74°29′1.77″E / 14.0936167°N 74.4838250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Karnataka |
District | Uttara Kannada |
Taluk | Bhatkal |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 581 350 |
Telephone code | 08385 |
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 Mangalore–Mumbai Konkan railway route.