Indian Sukhoi's enroute to Red Flag '08

 Red Flag '08

Philip Stevens reports: Exercise 'Red Flag 08-4' - Russian Fighters over Nevada




Ilyushin IL-76MD 'Candid' (K-2661) returning to Nellis
Canon EF 300mm f2.8 1/500th f.8 -1/3 stop exposure compensation.

Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in Nevada is the home of the US Air Force Warfare Centre (USAFWC), tasked with training pilots to become the best combat aviators in the world. The USAFWC has at its disposal every aircraft in the air force's inventory with the huge Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) just to the north of the airfield. Divided now into two zones, north and south, the NAFR is the largest US range covering some 4,700 square miles. A larger area of 14,800 square miles, which is half the size of Scotland, is available for military flying operations. The NAFR contains dummy airfields, unprepared runways, Surface to Air Missile (SAM) sites, Surface to Surface Missiles (SSM), Anti-aircraft artillery and bunkers, in fact everything you would expect in a war zone. The training is conducted with air and ground units of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Many allied nations are also able to train at Nellis, it is vital that the Allied coalition forces as seen during both Gulf Wars, are able to fly and fight together as one seamless unit.


the photos from: http://www.targeta.co.uk/red_flag08-4_indian.htm

Su-30MKI 'Flanker-H' (SB046) lifting off from one of Nellis parallel runways

Sukhoi Su-30MKI 'Flanker-H' (SB042) flown by 20 Squadron ('Lightnings') departs with a with a Litening III advanced targeting pod fitted.

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

This two picture are taken from http://www.aircraft-wallpaper.com/

F-22- Raptor- ,take-off-stealth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles.

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General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)
• Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
• Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
• Wing area: 840 ft² (78.04 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 64A?05.92 root, NACA 64A?04.29 tip
• Empty weight: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg^[2][189])
• Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg^[190])
• Max takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans
  
  • Dry thrust: 23,500 lb^[191] (104 kN) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 35,000+ lb^[2][191] (156+ kN) each
• Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally,^[2][189] or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks^[2][189]

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  
  
  • At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h)^[90]
  • Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)^[90]
• Range: 1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks
• Combat radius: 410 nmi^[188] (471 mi, 759 km)
• Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km)
• Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (19,812 m)
• Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 1.08 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel)
• Maximum design g-load: -3.0/+9.0 ^[90]

The IAF Il-78 Fuel tanker and Sukhoi 30

All the pictures posted is taken from Shiv Aroor's blog livefist.com; and http://www.militaryphotos.net

The IAF Il-78 tanker at the same foreign base en-route






Two Sukhois refuelling from an Il-78M tanker over Mt Etna, Sicily






The SU-30 and the IL-78 at Lajes Air Field (Azores - Portugal), on their way to Red Flag.

ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ:

ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನೀ ಆಕ್ರಮಣದ ವಿಷಮಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಲೀನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡರೂ ಆನಂತರ ಆ ರಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ಇತರೆಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಂತೆ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಸರಕಾರಗಳು ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲದೇ ೩೭೦ನೇ ಅನುಚ್ಛೇದದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನ ನೀಡಿ ಆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬರುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದ ಸಂಬಂಧದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಹರೂ ಸರಕಾರ ತಪ್ಪಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ತಪ್ಪು ಎಸಗಿದೆ. ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ವಿಶ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗೆ ದೂರು ಒಯ್ದದ್ದು ಮೊದಲ ತಪ್ಪು. ನೆಹರೂ ಅವರ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ವಿರೋಧೀ ನೀತಿಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಬರೀ ಅಮೆರಿಕನ್ ಮಿತ್ರರಿಂದಲೇ ತುಂಬಿದ್ದ ಆಗಿನ ವಿಶ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ನಮ್ಮ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತಿತು. ಅಮೆರಿಕಾ, ಬ್ರಿಟನ್ ಮುಂತಾದ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮದ ದೇಶಗಳು ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಪರವಾಗಿ ದಾಳ ಉರುಳಿಸಿದವು. ವಾಸ್ತವವಾಗಿ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೈನಿಕ ಯುದ್ಧ ನಡೆಸುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ವಿಶ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಯುದ್ಧ ನಡೆಸುವುದು ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಷ್ಟಕರವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ನಂತರ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದ ಮೂರನೆಯ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಹಿಡಿತದಲ್ಲಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ವಿಶ್ವಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ನಿರ್ಣಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡು ಯುದ್ಧವಿರಾಮ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದು ನೆಹರೂ ಮಾಡಿದ ಎರಡನೆಯ ತಪ್ಪು. ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದ ಮೂರನೆಯ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗ ಈಗಲೂ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಹಿಡಿತದಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನಾ ತರಬೇತಿ ಶಿಬಿರಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ ದಶಕಗಳಿಂದ ಅಶಾಂತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ  ಬೇಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನೀ ಪ್ರೇರಿತ ಭಯೊತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಜನರ ಪ್ರಾಣಹಾನಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ಪ್ರಗತಿಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿದ್ದ ಬಿಲಿಯನ್‌ಗಟ್ಟಲೆ ಹಣ ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

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ಆ ಗಡಿ ಬಿಡಿ ಗಜಿ ಬಿಜಿ ಓ ಓ ಓ
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ಮೀಟಿಂಗ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಶ್ಣ ಬಿಗ್ದು
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ನಾನು ತುಂಬಾ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯವನು
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ಕೆಲ್ಸಾ ಮಾಡಿ ಬದುಕೋ ಲೈಫ್
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ಹರುಕು ಮುರುಕು ಹಾಸಿಗೆ ಚಾಚಿ
ನಾತ ಹೊಡೆಯೋ ರಗ್ಗು ಬಾಚಿ
ತಣ್ಣಗೆ ಗಾಳೀಲಿ ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ ಮಲಗೊ
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ಅಂತೂ ಇಂತು ದಿನಗಳು ಕಳೆದು
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ಹೇಳೋರು ಕೇಳೋರು ಯಾರು ಇಲ್ಲ
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ನಾವು ಎಲ್ಲ ಬ್ಯಾಚುಲರ್ಸ್..
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mungaru male song remake,

ಈ ಹಾಡಿನ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಮಾಡಿದವರು ಯಾರೋ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಅನಾಮಿಕರು ಬರೆದ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ
ಇಮೇಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡುವುದಷ್ಟೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೆಲಸ.
ಲೇಖಕರ ಹೆಸರು, ಊರು, ಕುಲಗೋತ್ರ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಬಂದ ಈ ಹಾಡನ್ನು ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ
ದಾಖಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ.



ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯೇ ಏನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹನಿಗಳ ಲೀಲೆ
ನಿನ್ನ ಮುಗಿಲ ಸಾಲೇ, ಮನೆಯ ಗೋಡೆ ಉರುಳಿದ ಮೇಲೆ
ಸುರಿವ ರಭಸದ ಜಡಿ ಮಳೆಗೆ ನೀರು ತುಂಬಿದೆ
ಯಾವ ಹೊತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ರೂಮು ಕೆರೆಯಾಗುವುದೋ
ಯಾವ ಪೈಪು ಕುಡಿಯೊಡೆಯುವುದೋ ತಿಳಿಯದಾಗಿದೆ
ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯೇ ಏನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹನಿಗಳ ಲೀಲೆ

ಭುವಿ ಕೆನ್ನೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಮಳೆಯು ಸುರಿದ ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಗುರುತು
ನಮ್ಮ ರಸ್ತೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಹೊಳೆವ ಕೆಂಪು ಕೆಸರಿನ ಗುರುತು
ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಇಟ್ಟರೆ ಜಾರುವ ಸದ್ದು ಕಾಲು ಗಾಯವೋ
ಮನೆಯ ಮುಂದಿನಿಂದ ನೀರು ಚೆಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತೆ ನಾನು
ಉಕ್ಕಿ ಉಕ್ಕಿ ಬರುವ ಜಲವು ಏನು ಕೋಡಿಯೋ

ಯಾವ ಕಾರಿನಿಂದ ಯಾರ ಮೇಲೆ ನೀರೆರಗುವುದೋ
ಯಾವ ಹನಿಗಳಿಂದ ಯಾವ ನೆಲವು ಕೆಸರಾಗುವುದೋ
ಯಾವ ಕೆಸರಲ್ಯಾರ ಹೆಸರೋ ಯಾರು ಬರೆದರೋ
ಯಾವ ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೊಡೆಯು ಯಾರ ಕೈಯಿನಲ್ಲರಳುವುದೋ
ಯಾರ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೇರುವುದೋ ಯಾರು ಬಲ್ಲರು

ಒಲವ ಮಳೆಯ ಮಾಮ ನಗುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದ ಮನೆಯಂಗಳಕೆ
ಮಬ್ಬು ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಕಾಲು ಗುಂಡಿಯ ಒಳಗೆ
ಒಗೆದ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಡಿ ಏನು ಮೋಡಿಯೋ
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮೋರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋಗೋ ದುಃಖವ ನೆನೆದು
ಇನ್ನೂ ಇಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಂತಿದೆ ನೀರು ಏನು ಮಾಡಲಿ

Pak flood affected Christians, other minorities facing aid discrimination

2010-08-27 16:30:00

Christians and other minorities affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan are allegedly facing "systematic discrimination" in the distribution of aid. "Christian refugees are often ignored. They are purposely not identified and registered. Thus, they are automatically excluded from any healthcare or food, as they supposedly do not exist," the Daily Times quoted a local NGO worker, as saying. Earlier, the Fides news agency, a branch of the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, claimed that aid was handled either by Muslim relief organisations or by government officials close to fundamentalists. Both were allegedly discriminating against Christians and other minorities in distributing aid essential for survival. About 200,000 Christian refugees in Punjab and about 600,000 Christians and Hindus in Sindh are reportedly affected by the phenomenon. (ANI)

All About: Islamabad

Happy ONAM

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Golden Jubilee Valedictory ceremony, August 13, 2010

Welcome to the Golden Jubilee Valedictory Ceremony  on Aug 13 , 10.30 AM . at S J A .

The Chairman and Members of the Board of Governors,

Director,

Faculty, Staff , Students and Alumni

cordially invite you to 

the Golden Jubilee Valedictory Ceremony

on August 13, 2010 at 10.30 AM

in the Silver Jubilee Auditorium of the Institute

Sri B S Yeddyurappa 

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka

has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest

Dr V S Acharya

Hon'ble Home Minister of Karnataka

has kindly consented to be the Guest of Honour

Sri Murugesh R Nirani

Hon'ble Minister of Large and Medium Industries, Govt. of Karnataka

and

Sri Krishna J Palemar

Hon'ble Minister of Ports and Inland Water Transport, Govt. of Karnataka

will grace the occasion as Distinguished Guests

Prof Goverdhan Mehta

Chairman, Board of Governors, NITK, will preside.

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Tug of war

Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength

Tree Plantation at NITK, SUrathkal

Prof Sandeep Sancheti

The Director, National institute of Technology Karnataka,

Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates

Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates

AIR_SU-30MKI_Eurofighter_Tornado-F3_lg

 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI^[3] (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a variant of the Sukhoi Su-30 jointly-developed by Russia's Sukhoi Corporation and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is an air superiority fighter which can also act as a multirole, strike fighter jet.
The development of the variant started after India signed a deal with Russia in 2000 to manufacture 140 Su-30 fighter jets.^[4] The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant was integrated into the IAF in 2002,^[5] while the first indigenous Su-30MKI (with Russian engine) entered service with the IAF in 2004.^[6] In 2007, the IAF ordered 40 additional MKIs.^[7] As of March 2010, the IAF has 130 MKIs under active service and planned to have an operational fleet of 280 MKIs by 2015.^[1]

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine canard-delta wing multirole aircraft. It is being designed and built by a consortium of three companies: Alenia Aeronautica, BAE Systems, and EADS working through a holding company Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986. The project is managed by NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) which acts as the prime customer.^[5]
The series production of the Eurofighter Typhoon is underway, and the aircraft is being procured under three separate contracts (named "tranches"), each for aircraft with generally improved capabilities. The aircraft has entered service with the British Royal Air Force, the German Luftwaffe, the Italian Aeronautica Militare, the Spanish Air Force and the Austrian Air Force. Saudi Arabia has signed a £4.43 billion (approx. €6.4  billion c. 2007, $9.5 billion) contract for 72 aircraft.^[6]

BANANA

India has around 200 banana varieties 

Banana is big business. "India has around 200 banana varieties and there is no risk of this fruit dying as predicted by some foreign researchers," says Dr N Barathi, CEO, Growmore Bio-Tech.

The Rs 1-crore turnover Growmore Bio-Tech tissue-cultures around 14 banana varieties. "Now we are looking at tissue-culturing the mountain plantain [an exotic banana variety]. Nearly half of our turnover comes from exports," he adds.

. The AQIS certification enables Growmore Bio-Tech to export plants to Australia without major hurdles. The company also exports tissue-cultured ornamental plants to Japan, Australia, Germany, Holland and the US.

Banana is one of the most important major fruit crops grown in India. In respect of area and production, it ranks second only to mango in this country. The banana culture in India is as old as Indian civilization.


It seems that it is one of the earliest fruit crops grown by mankind at the dawn of civilization. In India, bananas are so predominant and popular among people that poor and rich alike like the fruit.

• Considering the nutritive value and fruit value of bananas, it is the cheapest among all other fruits in the country. Considering the year round availability of fruits, unlike the seasonal availability of other tree fruits, it has become an inevitable necessity in any household in India, for all functions.
• The bananas were grown in Southern Asia even before the prehistoric periods and the world's largest diversity in banana population is found in this area. Hence, it is generally agreed that all the edible bananas and plantains are indigenous to the warm, moist regions of tropical Asia comprising the regions of India, Burma, Thailand and Indo China. 
• http://www.ikisan.com/links/ap_bananaHistory.shtml

Uses Of Banana

• Bananas are put into varied uses in India, especially in South India. Almost every part of the plant is used someway or other.
• In South India, though hundreds of banana varieties are existing, only eight to ten have attained the status of commercial importance.
• The fruits are used for desert purposes as well as culinary purposes. The varieties like Poovan, Rasthali, Robustra, Dwarf Cavendish are grown for table purpose.
• The plantains and Monthan group yield fruits which are high in starch content and hence they are used as staple food in some of the African countries.
• In India, Nendran is grown mainly for table purposes and for making 'Chips'. The Monthan fruits, both immature and mature ones, are used for culinary purposes as it mixes well with other vegetables in delicious 'curry' preparations of South Indian house holds.
• In South India, no festive decoration are said to be complete unless the entrance gates are decorated with full grown banana plants with attractive bunches.
• In all auspicious occasions in the life of a South Indian, banana has got important place either as a table fruit or as an offering to God in temples.
• The banana male buds are harvested soon after the female phase is over and are sold as a vegetable in the markets.
• Similarly, the tender stem, which bears the peduncle, is extracted by removing the leaf sheaths of harvested pseudostem is sold as vegetable.
• The corm of developing suckers, rich in carbohydrates, is also cooked and eaten in the form of different curry preparations mixed with pulses by the poor class people.
• The lamina of the banana leaves are still widely used as a substitute for dinner plates and is a regular income for the growth.
• The dried leaves are used for cup and hat makings by small scale industries.
• The pseudostem is used for paper manufacture.
• The dried leaf sheaths give an excellent fibre and are used in garland making as well as for extracting fibre for cloth making.
• The banana pseudostem ash is said to be a sure remedy for snake poison as tribals practice it. 
• http://ananya11.sulekha.com/blog/post/2007/09/banana-is-big-business-india-has-around-200-banana.htm

Pak launches biggest ever military exercise at India border ...

(Pakistani army tanks in exercises in Bhawalpur sector. Pic by Christopher Allbritton)

When India-Pakistan wargames become real?

Pakistan is conducting its biggest military exercises in 21 years and at the weekend thousands of troops backed by fighter jets took part in a mock battle to repel a simulated Indian military advance and inflict heavy casualties. The manoeuvres were designed to test a riposte to India’s Cold Start doctrine of a rapid and deep thrust into Pakistan in a simulated environment, but you are never far from real action on the heavily militarised border between the two countries.
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Pak’s military exercise a message to India? 
The message coming out is that Pakistan is vigilant on its eastern border, despite being heavily engaged on the western border carrying out operations in South Waziristan, Khyber and Orakzai.


On Sunday, the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) exhibited their professional capabilities in front of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and many other senior leaders of the country in the desert of Khairpur Tamewali near Bahawalpur.

The heavy firepower of the armed forces was also witnessed by more than 30 military attaches of different countries.

The Pakistan Army used homemade Al-Khalid tanks and Anza Mark II missiles, while the Air Force used not only US-made F-16s, but also locally assembled JF-17 Thunder aircraft.

The massive firepower of Al-Khalid tanks and JF-17 Thunder also proved that locally-made weapons are as good as the imported ones. Read More

Murudeshwar Beach, Karnataka

Murudeshwar beach, a favorite tourist spot in South India, is situated in between Bhatkal and Honnavar.


























Things to do and see in Murudeshwar
The cool breeze on Murudeshawr beach can be best enjoyed either early in the morning or late afternoon. Peace-lovers can spend their evening, watching kingfishers and seagulls diving for crabs and other creatures between the rocks. The beach also attracts visitors for the adventure of parasailing. Enthusiast can easily finds locals on the sea-beach, offering the colorful parachutes. For boat-rides, visitors can seek help of the local fishermen, who will take riders around the Kandukagiri hillock to the other section of the beach.






Bounded by the shimmering sea and rolling hills, this place is a favourite tourist spot. It is known for the gorgeous temple perched on a hillock by the shore. The temple which embodies a Linga is believed to have erupted when Ravana flung the cloth covering the Atmalinga at Gokarna while lifting it. As one ascends the hillock, there is a shrine of Jattiga seated on a horse. There is a huge fort behind the temple, said to have been renovated by Tipu. The place can be visited all the year round. Murdeshwara is 386 kms from Bangalore/ 151 kms from Karwar. It can be approached by road and rail from Bangalore and by road from Karwar.

Murudeshwar Beach

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ಮುರುಡೆಶ್ವರ್ Temple

Murudeshwara temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, lies in the holy beach town in the Bhatkal Taluk of Uttara Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, India. Situated between the Honnavar and Bhatkal town(about 12kms) The statue of Shiva here is the world's tallest and it lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
The Statue of Shiva with Ravana handing Atma Linga to Bramhin boy(Lord Ganesha)






























he name "Murudeshwara" means Shiva or Eeshwara. The significance of this holy town dates to the time of Ramayana. By penance dedicated to the AtmaLinga, the divine Lingam of Shiva procures invincibility and immortality to the Hindu Gods. Ravana, the Lanka King worshipped Shiva with devotion to attain immortality by obtaining the AtmaLinga. Lord Shiva appeared before Ravana and asked him what he wanted. By this time Lord Vishnu to change Ravana's mind on behest of Narada. As a result of this plot, Ravana asks for Goddess Parvathi, and Lord Shiva offers him.
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