Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple – Secunderabad
Sri Ujjaini Mahakali temple is located in the Secunderabad
area in the State of Telangana.
Mahakali Matha is an incarnation of Goddess Parvathi.
She sits in a padmasana posture with four hands with a sword, spear, damaru, and vessel of amruth in a beautiful stone idol.
Mahakaleswara Sahita Veerabhadra Swamy is the deity of
this temple and is the husband of Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Matha.
This idol is covered and fixed
with vendi kavacham(silver shield). By the side of Sri Ujjain Mahakali is the
goddess of Manikyaladevi.
Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Temple was constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture and the Garbhalaya Dwaram is
covered by ornamental Silver Sheets.
Holy water from a well located within the temple complex
is utilized as an offering during religious ceremonies and special
occasions.
Hindu epic stories have been carved on the temple's tower
and walls, and there are god and goddess idols here made of unique wood and
stones.
It is said that this location used to be occupied by
trees, insects, rocks, and lakes in earlier times. A large well existed, and
when making repairs by digging, an idol called "Manikyalamma" was
discovered. The identical idol can still be found in the temple's sanctum, on
Ujjaini Mahankali's right. Sri Suriti Appaiah constructed this temple in 1813
AD. Over time, it underwent renovations to become a grand structure, and in
1864, the wooden goddess deity was replaced with a black stone figure.
This temple is popular during the festival of Bonalu,
lakhs of people visit this temple during ashada jatara.
Temple Timings
6.00 am to 1.00 pm
4.00 pm to 8.30 pm
On Tuesday
5.30 am to 1.00 pm
4.00 pm to 9.00 pm
On Friday
6.00 am to 1.00 pm
4.00 pm to 9.00 pm
How to reach the Temple
9 km from MGBS
3 km from Secunderabad
Nearby Temples
Charminar Bhagya Lakshmi Temple – 10 km
Jubilee Hills, Peddamma Talli Temple – 11 km
Birla Mandir Venkateswara Swamy Temple – 6 km
Nampally Iskcon Temple – 6 km
Begumpet Katta Maisamma Temple – 5 km
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