There are many temples in India, the story behind which is mysterious. Similarly, there are many ancient temples, which are either related to another era or their history is thousands of years old. Today we are going to tell you about one such temple, whose history will surprise you. This temple is associated with the Ramayana period, especially from Ravana. The temple is located in the Bhatkal tehsil of Kannada district in Karnataka, which is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on three sides. Being located on the beach, the view around this temple looks very beautiful. The name of this temple is Murudeshwar Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. 'Murudeshwar' is a name of Lord Shiva. The most special thing about this temple is that a huge statue of Lord Shiva is installed in its premises, which is considered to be the second largest and tallest Shiva statue (idol) in the world.
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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 cost about 5 crore rupees. To see this special temple, a large number of people come from not only the country but also from abroad. Atmalinga of Lord Shiva is also established in the Murudeshwar temple. According to mythology, when Ravana was doing penance to Lord Shiva to get the boon of immortality, Shiva was happy with his penance and gave him a Shivling, called 'Atmaalinga' and said that if you want to become immortal, install it by taking it to Lanka, but take care of one thing that wherever you place it, it will be installed right there.
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According to Lord Shiva, Ravana was going towards Lanka with Shivling, but in the middle way, he placed Shivling on the earth, so that it was established there. This angered Ravana and he tried to destroy the Shivling. In this episode, the cloth with which the Shivling was covered, it fell on the Kanduka mountain of Mrideshwar. Mrideshwar is now known as Murudeshwar. However, this legend is described in detail in Shiva Purana.
