Murdeshwar.....

"Murudeshwara" is another name of the Hindu
 god Shiva
. Famous for the world's second-tallest Shiva statue, The origin of the name "Murudeshwara" dates to the time of Ramayana
.
The Hindu gods attained immortality and invincibility by worshipping a divine Lingam
called the "Atma-Linga". TheLanka
 King Ravana
 wanted to attain immortality by obtaining the Atma-Linga (Soul of Shiva). Since the "Atma-Linga" belonged to Lord Shiva, Ravana worshipped Shiva with devotion. Pleased by his prayers, Lord Shiva appeared before him and asked him what he wanted. By this time Narada had asked Lord Vishnu
 to change Ravana's mind. As a result of this plot, Ravana asks for Goddess Parvati
, and Lord Shiva offers her to him. On his way back to Lanka Narada tells Ravana that Lord had not given him the real Parvathi and that the real Parvathi was in Pathala. So Ravana frees his companion,goes to Pathala and marries a king's daughter, assuming her to be the real Parvathi. He then returns to Lanka, where his mother asks him for the Linga. Ravana then comes to know of the tricks played on him by Lord Vishnu. He therefore prays to Lord Shiva again, begging for his forgiveness. Lord Shiva appears and this time, Ravana requests the "AtmaLinga" as his boon. Lord Shiva agrees to give him the boon with the condition that it should never be placed on the ground. If the "AtmaLinga" was ever placed on the ground, all the powers would return to Lord Shiva again. Having obtained his boon, Ravana started back on his journey to Lanka.
Sage Narada
, who came to know of this incident, realised that with the "AtmaLinga", Ravana may obtain immortality and create havoc on earth. He approached the Lord Ganesh
and requested him to prevent the "AtmaLinga" from reaching Lanka. Lord Ganesh
 knew that Ravana was a very devoted person who used to perform prayer ritual in the evening every day without fail. He decided to make use of this fact and came up with a plan to confiscate the "AtmaLinga" from Ravana.
As Ravana was nearing Gokarna
, Lord Vishnu blotted out the sun to give the appearance of dusk. Ravana now had to perform his evening rituals but was worried because with the "AtmaLinga" in his hands, he would not be able to do his rituals. At this time, Lord Ganesh in the disguise of aBrahmin
 boy accosted him. Ravana requested him to hold the "AtmaLinga" until he performed his rituals, and asked him not to place it on the ground. Ganesh 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 "AtmaLinga"on the ground. Murudeshwara beach town lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea
and is also famous for the Murudeshwara Temple. The nearest airport to Murudeshwar is Mangalore International Airport
 at distance of 160 kilometre .[1]
 Murudeshwar has railway station on Konkan