Komrelly Mallanna Temple

Komuravelli Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple popularly known as Komuravelli Mallanna Temple is a Hindu temple located on a hill called Indrakeeladri in Komuravelli village Warangal District, Telangana state. It is located near Siddipet on SH - 1 Rajiv Rahadari.^[1] The main deity is Mallanna or Mallikarjuna Swamy (Lord Shiva). It is located about 95 kilometers from Hyderabad.

The temple

The Mallanna deity with Golla Kethamma and Medalamma is at the main temple. The temple is specially popular with the devotees belonging to the Kuruma, Mudhiraj , Yadava and mainly BC communities. The Oggu Katha singers sing the tale of Mallanna here.

The temple is visited during Shivarathri day when Pedda Patnam is celebrated. The festive season begins from Sankranti and lasts till Ugadi. Every Sunday which falls in between Sankranti to Ugadi, a large number of devotees offer prayers to the deity.

Another temple, Konda Pochamma temple is nearby which is visited by the devotees who visit Mallanna temple.

Komuravelli Mallanna story

There is no written script for the Lord Mallanna story. The story of Mallanna is sung in "Oggu Katha". In this Oggu katha, Swamy Mallanna married goddess Medallamma by facing conditions which are put up by her brothers.

Also, in a recent offering from "DevonkeDevMahadev" mythological daily soap on LifeOk TV channel has shown that Mallanna resembles to Marthand/Khandoba an incarnation of Lord Shiva. ^[2]

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