Murdeshwar

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Murdeshwar
Town
Statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara Temple complex
Murdeshwar Location of Murdeshwar in Karnataka Show map of Karnataka Murdeshwar Location of Murdeshwar in India Show map of India
Coordinates: 14°5′37.02″N 74°29′1.77″E / 14.0936167°N 74.4838250°E / 14.0936167; 74.4838250
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 (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.