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Netrani (historically known as Bajrangi Island, Pigeon Island and also Heart Shaped Island) [1] is a small island of India located in the Arabian Sea. It is the only heart island which is present in India.It is off the coast of Karnataka situated approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) from the temple town of Murudeshwara in Bhatkal Taluka.
The 20-storied Gopura at the Murudeshwara temple. Two life-size elephants in concrete stand guard at the steps leading to it. Murudeshwara Temple was built on the Kanduka Hill which is surrounded on three sides by the waters of the Laccadive Sea. It is dedicated to Shiva, and a 20-storied Raja Gopura was constructed at the temple in 2008. The ...
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Netrani Island of Uttara Kannada is known for coral reefs. St. Mary's Island, a few kilometres from Udupi has basalt rock formations. Sunny beaches at places like Malpe, Murdeshwar, Maravanthe, Gokarna, Kumta have spectacular mountains to the east. Agumbe, Kodachadri hills, Kemmangundi, are just a few of many hill stations that straddle the ...
The linga immediately got firmly stuck in the ground. Ravana realized he had been tricked by the gods and got very upset. He tried hard to pull up the linga, but it didn't move at all. So, in frustration, he threw the coverings of the linga to Dhareshwara and Gunavanteshwara, Murudeshwara, and Shejjeshwar temples. Ravana couldn't lift the Shiva ...
Great Andaman Islands. North Andaman Island. Cleugh Passage Group. Landfall Island; East Island; West Island; Peacock (Pocock) Island; Table-Smith Group. Trilby Island
Honnavar taluk has Arabian Sea to the west, Kumta Taluk to the North, Siddapur and Sagar taluks to the east and Bhatkal taluk to the south. The western part of the taluk towards the Arabian Sea is a plain with Paddy fields, Coconut and Areca plantation while the eastern part has Sahyadri hill range.
Rail. The Konkan Railway line passes through Honnavar, and its longest bridge is 2.065 km in length and is in Honnavar, over the Sharavati River. [5]Sea. In October 2013 the Karnataka government announced plans to develop a new port at Honnavar, to be funded by a public–private partnership (PPP) model.