Central India

Local story · 1 telling

How Mahakal came to Ujjain

King Chandrasena of Ujjain is a devotee of Shiva and a friend of Shiva's attendant Manibhadra.

Origin · 2 tellings

Lingo frees the gods from Mahadeo's cave

Shiva as Mahadeo seals the Gond gods in a cave; Parvati searches for them; the hero Lingo lifts the stone, frees them and founds Gond society.

Origin · 2 tellings

Nanga Baigin nails down the earth

The new earth wobbles like mud until Bhagavan sends for Nanga Baiga, whose wife drives nails into its four corners.

In stone and bronze · 1 telling

Shiva as great time

Shiva is named Mahakala, great time, the one beyond time who ends all things.