Ujjaini Mahakali Temple

Ujjaini Mahakali Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Mahakali
Location
Location	General Bazaar, Secunderabad
State	Telangana
Country	India
Location in Hyderabad
Geographic coordinates	17°26′12″N78°29′28″E / 17.4366783°N 78.49107359999994°E / 17.4366783; 78.49107359999994
Architecture
Completed	1815;210 years ago (1815)
Website
https://sriujjainimahakalimatha.org/

Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple is a temple in the Secunderabad area ^[1] in Telangana. It was built in 1815^{[ citation needed ]}. Lakhs of devotees offer prayers during Ashada Jathara. ^[2] It is also popular during the festival of Bonalu. ^[3]

History

It is believed that in the year 1813, Cholera broke out in the city and killed thousands. At the same time military battalions were transferred to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh from Secunderabad. Doli bearer Surati Appanna Mudhiraj along with his associates went to Mahakali Devastanam at Ujjain and prayed for the benefit of people. He promised that if the people were saved from the epidemic, he would install an idol of the goddess. ^[4] As soon as they returned from Ujjain, Appaiah and his associates installed the wooden idol in Secunderabad in July 1814.

References

1. "Devotees throng Mahankali temple to offer 'bonam' - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Telangana Tourism - Visit for all reasons & all seasons". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
3. "A sea of devotees throng Ujjiani Mahankali temple on Bonalu". The New Indian Express.
4. "Official Website of Sri Ujjani Mahakali Devasthanam, Secunderabad". 7 July 2021. Archived from [then the Appanna mudhiraj took 1 acre land with his own money and built the tample from then the surati Appanna family members are maintaining the trust http://sriujjainimahakalimatha.org/abouttemple.php the original] on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2017.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)