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Sri Murudeshwar Temple
Murudeshwara, Bhatkal · Uttara Kannada · 96 km from Udupi
Lord Shiva
Murudeshwara, Bhatkal
96 km from Udupi
About the temple
The 123-foot Shiva statue on Kanduka hill, ringed by the Arabian Sea on three sides, with a 20-storey gopura you can ride a lift to the top of.
Worth knowing
- Highlight: World's second-tallest Shiva statue
- Best time to visit: Sunset, and Maha Shivaratri
- Presiding deity: Lord Shiva
- From Udupi: 96 km from Udupi
Getting there
Sri Murudeshwar Temple is at Murudeshwara, Bhatkal, about 96 km from Udupi. We run chauffeur-driven cars and tempo travellers to it from Udupi, Manipal, Mangalore, Karkala and Kundapura. Your driver knows the darshan windows here and will plan the departure time around them rather than around the odometer.
Darshan timings, seva bookings and festival dates are set by the temple administration and do change. Please confirm with the temple directly before travelling — and tell us what you find, so we can time the drive to suit.
Visit Sri Murudeshwar Temple
Book a vehicle with driver for this temple, or ask us to build a full circuit around it.
- LocationMurudeshwara, Bhatkal
- DistrictUttara Kannada
- DeityLord Shiva
- From Udupi96 km from Udupi
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