komaravelli mallana

• 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,located in Warangal District, of Telangana state. It is located near Siddipet on SH - 1 Rajiv Rahadari.The main deity is Mallanna or Mallikarjuna Swamy who is an incarnation of Lord Shiva. The deity is also called as Khandoba by the Maharashtrian people. The temple is located about 95 kilometers from Hyderabad.

The temple

The Mallanna(LordShiva) deity along with his consorts Golla Kethamma and Medalamma is at the main temple. The temple is very popular with the devotees belonging to the Kuruma, Mudhiraj , Yadava, Madiga and other BC communities. The Oggu Katha singers sing the tale of Mallanna here.
Large number of devotees visit the Mallanna temple during Maha Shivaratri when the Pedda Patnam is celebrated and also during the Agni Gundaalu which is celebrated on the sunday falling before the Ugadi. The festive season, called as Jatara begins from Sankranti and lasts till Ugadi. Large number of devotees offer prayers to the deity on all sundays which falls in between Sankranti to Ugadi.
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. Goddess Medallamma is also called as Bramarambika, who is consort of Lord Shiva.
Also, in a recent offering from "Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev" mythological daily soap on LifeOk TV channel, it has been shown that, Mallanna resembles to Marthand/Khandoba, an incarnation of Lord Shiva.