|| Om Namah Shivaya ||
“Fire is His head, the sun and moon His eyes, space His ears, the
Vedas His speech, the wind His breath, the universe His heart. From His feet
the Earth has originated. Verily, He is the inner self of all beings.”
- Anonymous, The Upanishads
Lord Shiva is worshipped since time immemorial. Lord Shiva is known by several names,
Shankar, Shambu, Mahadev, Mahakal, Murdeshwara, Siddeshwara, Nageshwar and many
(There are 1008 names of Lord Shiva listed in Shiva Sahasranama). The Trimurti
(hindu trinity) is a concept in Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of
creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma
the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver and Shiva the destroyer or
transformer.
In this review article, we are going to cover the Tallest Lord
Shiva statues in India, including pics of the statue, height in meters and
feet, and the location of the statue.
1. Murudeshwara Statue
Location :
Murudeshwara, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
Height : 123 feet (37 m)
Murdeshwar, Karnataka (Source)