Devi at Mahankaleshwar Temple At Telangana Shows 18 Expressions On Her Face During Mangal Aarti

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Mir Alam Mandi at Hyderabad, might sound like an inconspicuous place when you hear it for the first time. It is the Devi's presence in the Mahakaleshwar temple that makes all the difference. There is something special about her which you read below.

But the presence of Mahankaleshwari temple, in this area, where in the Devi responds with 18 different expressions on her face, especially during the Maha Mangalarati, inspires devotion and induces faith in her,
The changes that occur are utterly believable because the expressions show clearly on her turmeric smeared face.

Expressions On The Face Of Mother Goddess: Corners of her mouth show the expressions of grimace, grin, and dismay, anger or sadness as the mangal arati is waved before her. This goddess is about 3000 years old and the miracle is also a regular event that began from that era.

If you go a kilometre ahead from Charminar in Hyderabad, you can spot the Sri Mahakaleshwara Temple. This temple does not house only the Goddess, but is also home to Anjaneya and Shivlinga.

Separate sannidhis or sanctums are built for Shivalinga and Lord Anjaneya. It is on records that nearly 15000 devotees frequent this temple every day.

The Mystery Of The Alexander Stone: Devi idol evokes interest due to one more reason. The stone which is used to construct her idol is the Alexander stone whose features change in some way if exposed to light.

Devotees have noticed numbers dazzling in front of their eyes when the mangal arati is being done. The most wonderful event of all, is the 18 expressions that Devi shows on her face in response to the mangal arati.

She shows a smiling expression most of the times during Mangalarati as per the experiences of several bhaktas.

The Oonjal seva or the swing seva during Navaratri festival is tremendously eye catching. The famous Bonalu rituals are actually conducted to Goddess Mahankali and it is an annual event that is celebrated in Hyderabad, Secunderabad and the rest of Telangana, in the Ashadha Masam in July/August.

Bonam Or Bhojanam Ritual: Bonam is nothing but bhojanam which means feast in Telugu. Inside a clay or Brass pot, women place rice cooked with milk and jaggery and decorate the top of the pot with neem leaves, turmeric and Kumkum.

They carry these pots on their head and offer the bhojanam along with turmeric, bangles and saree to Devi. Telangana worships forms of Mother goddess in various forms like Pochamma, Yellamma, Peddhamma, Dokkalamma, Ankalamma, and so on.

Over 15000 temples in India are dedicated to Mother goddesses, out of the total 13 lakh temples that exist in India.

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