Murudeshwar temple
The Story of Murudeshwar temple:
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The origin of the name "Murdeshwar" dates to the time of Ramayana.
The Lanka King Ravana wanted to attain immortality by obtaining the Atma-Linga (Soul of Shiva).
Ravana worshipped Shiva with devotion to get Atma Linga as Boon. Pleased by his prayers, Shiva appeared before him and Ravana asked for the Atma-Linga.
Shiva had one condition that it should never be placed on the ground before he reaches Lanka, then it would be impossible to move it.
Lord Vishnu was aware of this Incident and approached Ganesha requesting him to prevent the Atma-Linga from reaching Lanka.
Ravana was nearing Gokarna and wanted to perform his evening rituals there. At this time, Ganesha in the disguise of a Brahmin boy accosted him.
Ravana requested him to hold the Atma-Linga until he performed his rituals, and asked him not to place it on the ground.
Ganesha struck a deal with him saying that he would call Ravana thrice, and if Ravana did not return within that time,
he would place the Atma-Linga on the ground.
Ravana returned to find that Ganesha had already placed the Atma-Linga on the ground. Vishnu then removed his illusion and it was daylight again.
Ravana, realising that he had been tricked, tried to uproot and destroy the linga. Due to the force exerted by Ravana, some pieces were scattered.
One such piece from the head of the linga is said to have fallen in present-day Surathkal.
The famous Sadashiva temple is said to be built around that piece of linga. Then he decided to destroy the covering of the Atma-Linga,
and threw the case covering it to a place called Sajjeshwar, 37 kilometers away.
Then he threw the lid of the case to a place called Guneshwar (now Gunavanthe) and Dhareshwar, 16-19 kilometers away.
Finally, he threw the cloth covering the Atma-Linga to a place called Mrideshwar in Kanduka-Giri (Kanduka Hill).
Mrideshwar has been renamed to Murdeshwar.
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