a famous holy shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva featuring a massive 123-foot tall Shiva statue and a towering 20-story Raja Gopura. It sits on Kanduka Hill surrounded by the blue waters of the Arabian Sea on three sides.
According to legend from the Ramayana, the site is tied to the tale of Ravana and the Atma Linga, where the lid of the linga's casing fell at this location
Gokarna, Murudeshwar, and Sajjeshwar, along with Dhareshwar and Gunavante. These five sacred shrines are tied to the legend of the falling pieces of the primordial Atma Linga when Ravana tried to uproot it
