‘Murudeshwar Temple’ was built by the anger of Ravana, surrounded by the Arabian Sea from three sides
Murudeshwar Temple: India is a country of temples. There are many such ancient temples in our country, which are either related to some other era or their history is thousands of years old. Today we are going to tell you about one such temple, whose history is associated with the Ramayana period, especially with Ravana. The temple is located in Bhatkal tehsil of Kannada district in Karnataka, surrounded by the Arabian Sea on three sides.
We are talking about the Murudeshwara Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. ‘Murudeshwar’ is only one name of Lord Shiva. The most special thing about this temple is that a huge statue of Lord Shiva is installed on its premises, which is considered to be the second largest and tallest Shiva statue (idol) in the world.
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Let us know how Murudeshwar got the name of Lord Shiva, and what is its relation with Ravana.
Huge idol of Lord Shiva in Murudeshwar Temple premises
The height of this huge idol of Lord Shiva is about 123 feet. It has been made in such a way that the rays of the sun keep falling on it throughout the day, due to which the idol always shines. It took about two years to build it and a large number of people come not only from the country but also from abroad to see the temple.
Murudeshwar Relation with Ravana
According to mythology, when Ravana was doing penance to Lord Shiva to get the boon of immortality, Shiva pleased with his penance, gave him a Shivling, which is called ‘Atmalinga’ and said that if you want to be immortal So take it to Lanka and install it, but keep one thing in mind that wherever you keep it, it will be installed there.
According to Lord Shiva, Ravana was going towards Lanka with the Shivling, but in the middle of the way, he put the Shivling on the earth, due to which it got established there.
Enraged by this, Ravana tried to uproot and destroy the Linga and threw the broken pieces of the Shivling. In this sequence, the cloth with which the Shivling was covered fell on the Kanduka mountain of Mrideshwar. Mrideshwar is now known as Murudeshwar. This story is described in detail in Shiva Purana.
FAQ’s
Why is Murdeshwar famous?
Murudeshwar is a city in the Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka, it is famous for the second tallest Shiva statue in the world, the city is situated on the coast of the Arabian Sea and is also famous for the Murudeshwara Temple. The city has a railway station on the Mangalore-Mumbai Konkan Railway route.
What is the height of the Murudeshwar temple?
Mrideshwar is now known as Murudeshwar. This story is described in detail in Shiva Purana. The height of the huge idol of Lord Shiva installed here is about 123 feet.
What is Atmalinga?
In the Ramayana period, when Ravana was doing penance to get the boon of immortality from Shiva, then Shiva was pleased and gave Ravana a Shivling, which is called Atmalinga.
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