Mailar Mallanna Temple

Mailar Mallanna Temple
The central of Shiva Mailar Mallanna or Khandoba (center) with his wives. The central of Shiva Mailar Mallanna or Khandoba (center) with his wives.
Geography
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar District
Locale	Khanapur or Mailar
Culture
Primary deity	Khandoba as Shiva Mailar Mallanna
Important festivals	Dussera

Sri Shiva Mailar Mallanna Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Khandoba , also known as Mailar Mallanna and a form of god Shiva), in Mailar or Khanapur village and which is situated at 15 km on Bidar-Udgir Road from Bidar, Karnataka .

The legend tell of the demon Mallasur(Malla) (in Kannada aur means demons) and his younger brother Manikasur(Mani), who had gained the boon of invincibility from Brahma, creating chaos on the earth and harassing the sages. When the seven sages approached Shiva for protection after Indra and Vishnu confessed their incapability, Shiva assumed the form (Avatar) of Martanda Bhairava, as the Mahatmya calls Mallanna (Khandoba), riding the Nandi bull, leading an army of the gods. Martanda Bhairava is described as shining like the gold and sun, covered in turmeric, three-eyed, with a crescent moon on his forehead.The demon army was slaughtered by the gods and finally Khandoba killed Malla and Mani. While dying, Malla offers his white horse to Khandoba as an act of repentance and asks for a boon. The boon is that he be present in every shrine Of Khanboba and thus this temple is called Sri Shiva Mailari Mallanna (Khandoba) Temple.

The temple is very famous in the North Karnataka and every year temple attract millions of devotees from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra pradesh. The main priest of this temple belongs to the Kurubas community.

Sunday is believed to be the main worship day and the same day near temple, Goat, Sheep, Cow and other animal trading also takes place.

Some important Khandoba temples are:

Karnataka

• Sri Mailar Mallanna Temple, Bidar district.
• Shri Mailapur Shri Mailarllinga Temple Mailapura, Yadgir
• Mailar linga of Dharwad Dist
• Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara, Bellary District
• Mangasuli, Belgaum district
• Maltesh or Mailara temple at Devaragudda, Dharwad district
• Mannamailar or Mailar, Bellary

Maharashtra

• Jejuri Khandoba Temple
• Pal (Rajapur) or Pali or Pali-Pember, Satara district[54]
• Shegud, Ahmednagar district
• Satare, Aurangabad district
• Nimgaon Dawadi, Pune district.[55]
• Dhamani,Dist. Pune,Tal Ambegaon.
• Huljanti, Tal- Mangalvedha, Dist Solapur
• Naldurg, Osmanabad district official website www.khandoaba.co.cc
• Devgad, Tal Sangamner Ahmednagar district
• Chandanpuri, Nashik District, Maharashtra
• Kadadhe, Tahsil-Khed, District- Pune.
• Khandoba Temple, Shirdi.

Andhra Pradesh

• Komarvali, Warangal district
• Einavollu, Warangal distrist

Tamil nadu

• Walajapet, vellore district, Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pradesh

• Shri Dev Khanderao(khandoba),Deori Distt Sagar

References

• Temple
• Karnataka

External links

• Khandoba Temple
• Mailar linga of Dharwad Dist
• Lingeshwara Temple at Mylara, Bellary District,