Mailar Mallanna Temple

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Khandoba as Martanda Bhairava is said to have slain the demons Mallasura and Manikasura; the dying Malla gave up his white horse and asked that his spirit abide in every shrine of the god.