Komuravelli Mallanna Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport to Siddipet, 147 km by road.

• By train

  The state government opened Komuravelli railway station in 2026 to ensure easy access to the temple. It is on the Kothapalli to Manoharabad line.

• By road

  The temple is about 85 km from Hyderabad. It sits near Siddipet on SH-1 Rajiv Rahadari.

Why devotees come here

Komuravelli Mallanna Temple is a hill temple in Komuravelli village, Siddipet district, Telangana. It is dedicated to Mallanna, a form of Shiva also called Mallikarjuna Swamy, and his story is sung as Oggu Katha.

Komuravelli Mallanna Temple stands on a hill in Komuravelli village, in Siddipet district of Telangana. The deity here is Mallanna, a form of Shiva also called Mallikarjuna Swamy. Maharashtrian people also call the deity Khandoba. The main temple houses Mallanna with his consorts, Golla Kethamma and Medallamma.

Legend says Mallanna married Medallamma after facing conditions set by her brothers. Medallamma is also called Bramarambika. The story has no written script. It is sung as Oggu Katha. A recent TV show depicted Mallanna as resembling Marthand or Khandoba, an incarnation of Shiva.

Devotees throng the temple on Maha Shivaratri, when the Pedda Patnam is celebrated. The Mallanna Jatara is a season rather than a single day, and it begins at Sankranti and lasts till Ugadi. Large numbers of devotees offer prayers on all Sundays in this period. The Agni Gundaalu is held on the Sunday before Ugadi.

Festivals

• Maha ShivaratriMaha Shivaratri

  Large numbers of devotees visit the temple on this day.

• Sankranti to UgadiMallanna Jatara

  The festive season, with devotees offering prayers on Sundays.

• The Sunday before UgadiAgni Gundaalu

  A festival held on the Sunday falling before Ugadi.

Tips for your visit

• Devotees offer prayers with the help of Oggu Pujaris, who draw a rangoli called Patnam inside the temple and on its verandah.
• Oggu Katha singers sing the tale of Mallanna at the temple.

Questions people ask