Murudeshwar
A forty metre Shiva on a headland with the Arabian Sea on three sides, visible from far down the coast road.
- Where
- Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.0940, 74.4840
Get the Murudeshwar stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Murudeshwar. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Murudeshwar
Pigeon Island 19 km
A small heart shaped island in the Arabian Sea, nineteen kilometres off the Karnataka coast.
Honnavar 21 km
A port at the mouth of the Sharavathi, with mangrove boardwalks, a backwater of islands and Eco Beach at the end of the road.
Jog Falls 38 km
The Sharavathi in four separate falls of two hundred and fifty metres, at their fullest only in monsoon.
Linganamakki Dam 40 km
Nearly three kilometres of dam across the Sharavathi, nine kilometres upstream of Jog Falls.
Sigandur Chowdeshwari Temple 42 km
A temple to Chowdeshwari at Sigandur, on land ringed on three sides by the backwaters of the Linganamakki reservoir. For years it was reached by ferry, and pilgrims come from across Karnataka.
Honnemaradu 43 km
A backwater of the Sharavathi in Shivamogga, and where Karnataka learned to kayak.
Kollur Mookambika 44 km
The temple students come to before exams.
Mirjan Fort 44 km
A laterite fort on the Aghanashini, built by a pepper queen, and green with moss.
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Questions
Where is Murudeshwar?
Murudeshwar is in Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pigeon Island (19 km), Honnavar (21 km), Jog Falls (38 km).
How do I get the Murudeshwar stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Murudeshwar and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Murudeshwar before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.