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{{short description|Indian mythological television series}}
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| creative_director = Aniruddh Pathak<br/>Nitin Shukla<br/>Animesh Verma<br/>Hiten Ganatra<br/>Prangshu P Ghosh<br/>Kadar Kazi(kk)
| genre = Theology
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| producer = '''Co Producer'''<br/>Nikhil Sinha (Triangle Film Company)<br/>'''Creative Producer''' <br/> Anirudh Pathak
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| writer = C.L. Saini<br/>Brij Mohan Pandey<br/>Koel Chaudhuri<br/>Mihir Bhuta<br/>Dr. Bodhisattva<br/>Aas Mohammad Abbasi<br/>Bhavna Vyas<br/>Manoj Tripathi <br/>Utkarsh Naithani<br/>Subrat Sinha<br/>Swati Pande
| starring = [[Mohit Raina]]<br/>[[Mouni Roy]]<br/>[[Saurabh Raaj Jain]]<br/>[[Sonarika Bhadoria]]<br/>[[Puja Banerjee]]<br/>[[Suhasi Dhami]]
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| opentheme = ''Shiv Shiv''
| cinematography = Deepak Garg<br/>Amit Malvia
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| executive_producer = Amish A Vasani
| camera = [[Multi-Camera]]
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'''''Devon Ke Dev… Mahadev''''' ({{translation| ''Lord of the Lords… Mahadev''}}), often abbreviated as '''''DKDM''''', is a series based on [[Shiva|Mahadev]], one of the main deities of [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/story/mythology-makes-a-tentative-comeback-with-mahadev/1/201848.html|title=Mythology makes a tentative comeback on Indian television|last=Shashidhar|first=Ajita|magazine=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|date=19 January 2014|access-date=13 April 2020|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107213842/https://www.businesstoday.in/story/mythology-makes-a-tentative-comeback-with-mahadev/1/201848.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It premiered on 18 December 2011, airing Monday to Friday nights on [[Life OK]]. The 820-episode series concluded on 14 December 2014. The entire series has been made available on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] and [[Hulu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Why you won't see Lord Shiva in a reality show|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-you-wont-see-lord-shiva-in-a-reality-show/20141210.htm|last=Hegde|first=Rajul|website=[[Rediff.com]]|date=10 December 2014|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929033021/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-you-wont-see-lord-shiva-in-a-reality-show/20141210.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Plot==
The show's plot revolves around the story of Lord [[Shiva]], which follows his journey from being an ascetic to a family man.
During the creation of the world according to Lord [[Vishnu]] and Lord [[Brahma]], Adi Parashakti leaves Shiva from his [[Ardhanarishvara]] form. In order to shape the universe, she takes various births to marry Shiva but fails 106 times due to which Shiva becomes an ascetic. Hence Lord Brahma suggests his mind-born son Prajapati Daksh to please Adi Shakti and request her to incarnate as his daughter.
Adi Parashakti is born the 107th time as Daksh's daughter [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]. Meanwhile, Shiva cuts off Brahma's fifth head making Daksh hate him. Sati falls for Shiva and finally marries him, much to Daksh's dismay. Hence, Daksh humiliates Shiva in front of Sati in his yagna. Unable to tolerate her husband's insult, Sati sacrifices her life once again. An infuriated Shiva orders [[Virabhadra]] to behead Daksh. Later, he revives him at Prasuti's request and goes into deep meditation for centuries.
Adi Parashakti then is born as [[Parvati]] the 108th time as the daughter of Himavan and his wife Menavati. She is aware of her divinity as are her parents, and grows up in Dadichi's hermitage. From an early age, she starts addressing Mahadev/Shiva as her husband which Menavati, as a concerned mother, dislikes strongly.
When she grows up, Parvati tries to make Mahadev realize that she is none other than his wife Sati reincarnated. But he rejects her and in the process, turns Kamadev into ashes. As a result, Kama's distraught wife, Rati curses Parvati.
Parvati then agrees to marry as per her mother, Menavati's wish. However eventually Parvati and Himavan make Menavati realise who Parvati is, after which she gives in. Parvati goes on to meditate for 3,000 years to please Mahadev to marry her. And finally, Mahadev and Parvati are married. Later, Mahadev imparts some tantric knowledge to Parvati that helps her to take various forms like Nav Durga; [[Mahavidyas]] (Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala) and [[Matrikas]] to destroy Raktabeej, Shumbha Nishumbha, Chanda Munda, Durgmasura, Arunasura, Banasura, etc.
==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Mohit Raina]] as [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] / [[Mahakala|Lord Mahakala]] / [[Virabhadra|Lord Virabhadra]] / [[Bhairava|Lord Bhairava]] / [[Ardhanarishvara]] / [[Khandoba|Lord Martanda Bhairava (Khandoba)]] / [[Nataraja|Lord Nataraja]] / [[Mangala|Lord Lohita (Elder)]] (2011-2014)
* [[Mouni Roy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/WATCH-Mouni-Roy-celebrates-birthday-with-boyfriend-Raina-and-Naagin-co-actors/articleshow/54560033.cms|title=WATCH: Mouni Roy celebrates birthday with boyfriend Mohit Raina and Naagin co-actors|work=The Times of India|date=28 September 2016|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811082109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/WATCH-Mouni-Roy-celebrates-birthday-with-boyfriend-Raina-and-Naagin-co-actors/articleshow/54560033.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>as [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Goddess Sati]] / [[Mahadevi|Goddess Adi Shakti]] / [[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]] (2011-2014)
* [[Anushka Sen]] / [[Sonarika Bhadoria]] / [[Puja Banerjee]] / [[Suhasi Dhami]] as [[Parvati|Goddess Parvati]] / [[Mahadevi|Goddess Adi Shakti]] / [[Mahadevi|Goddess Adi Parashakti]] / [[Kali|Goddess Kali]] / [[Mahakali|Goddess Mahakali]] / [[Bhadrakali|Goddess Bhadrakali]] / [[Tara (Mahavidya)|Goddess Tara]] / [[Tripura Sundari|Goddess Tripura Sundari]] / [[Bhuvaneshvari|Goddess Bhuvaneshvari]] / [[Bhairavi|Goddess Bhairavi]] / [[Chhinnamasta|Chhinnamasta]] / [[Dhumavati|Goddess Dhumavati]] / [[Bagalamukhi|Goddess Bagalamukhi]] / [[Matangi|Goddess Matangi]] / [[Kamalatmika|Goddess Kamalatmika]] / [[Ardhanarishvara]] / [[Durga|Goddess Durga]] / [[Shailaputri|Goddess Shailaputri]] / [[Brahmacharini|Goddess Brahmacharini]] / [[Chandraghanta|Goddess Chandraghanta]] / [[Kushmanda|Goddess Kushmanda]] / [[Skandamata|Goddess Skandamata]] / [[Katyayani|Goddess Katyayani]] / [[Kalaratri|Goddess Kalaratri]] / [[Mahagauri|Goddess Mahagauri]] / [[Siddhidhatri|Goddess Siddhidhatri]] / [[Mahavidya|Dasha-Mahavidyas]] / [[Matrikas|Ashta-Matrikas]] / [[Parvati|Goddess Matsya Parvati]] / [[Mhalsa|Goddess Mhalsa]] / [[Gayatri|Goddess Gayatri]] / [[Meenakshi|Goddess Meenakshi]] / [[Devi Kanya Kumari|Goddess Kanya Kumari]] (2011) / (2012-2013) / (2013-2014) / (2014)
* [[Darshan Gurjar]] / [[Rushiraj Pawar]] as [[Kartikeya|Lord Kartikeya]] (2012) / (2012-2014)
* Sadhil Kapoor / [[Alpesh Dhakan]] / Ehsaan Bhatia as [[Ganesha|Lord Ganesha]] (2012) / (2013-2014) / (2014)
* [[Sourabh Raaj Jain]] as [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]] / [[Rama|Lord Rama]] / [[Krishna|Lord Krishna]] (2011-2014)
** [[Piyush Sahdev]] as [[Rama|Lord Rama]] (2013)
* Ragini Rishi as [[Lakshmi|Goddess Lakshmi]] / [[Sita|Goddess Sita]] / [[Radha|Goddess Radha]] (2011-2014)
** [[Rubina Dilaik]] as [[Sita|Goddess Sita]] (2013)
* RidhaKrishna Dutta as [[Brahma|Lord Brahma]] (2011-2014)
* Puja Kameshwar Sharma / [[Salina Prakash]] / Via Roy Choudhary as [[Saraswati|Goddess Saraswati]] (2011-2012) / (2012-2013) / (2013-2014)
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!Cast !! Character(s)
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|Kumar Hegde<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/my-character-mahadev-my-personal-favourite-kumar-hegde-180904|title=My character in Mahadev is my personal favourite: Kumar Hegde|website=tellychakkar|last=Kumaran|first=Ektaa|date=4 September 2018|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215235/https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/my-character-mahadev-my-personal-favourite-kumar-hegde-180904|url-status=live}}</ref>||[[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]]
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|Priyanka Thakare||Suyasha
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|Abrar Qazi||Shumbh
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|Gaurav Shetty||[[Ayyappan]]
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|[[Ahsaas Channa]] / [[Ashnoor Kaur]]||[[Ashokasundari]]
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|[[Jiten Lalwani]]||[[Indra]]
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|[[Tanya Sharma]]||[[Devasena]]
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|[[Lavanya Bhardwaj]] / Rishi Khurana||[[Nahusha]]
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|[[Kratika Sengar]] / [[Reem Shaikh]]||[[Manasa]]
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|[[Rohit suchanti]]|[[Nishumbh]]
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|Shivangi Sharma||[[Indrani]]
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|Manish Bishla||[[Surya]]
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|[[Vicky Batra]] / Aryaman Seth||[[Chandra]]
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|Hans Dev Sharma||[[Vishvakarma]]
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|Manoj Kolhatkar||[[Dadhichi]] / [[Pippalada]]
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|Yogesh Mahajan||[[Bhrigu]]
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|Aarya Vora||[[Siddhi]]
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|Amrita Singh||[[Consorts of Ganesha|Riddhi]] / [[Buddhi]]
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|Rajeev Bharadwaj||[[Kashyap]]
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|Romanch
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|Jayant Rawal||Maharishi Halahal
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|Jitendra Trehan||[[Markandeya]]
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|[[Shailesh Datar]]||[[Narada]]
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|Pankaj Kalra||[[Brihaspati]]
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|[[Darshan Kumar]]||[[Shukracharya]]
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| [[Anjali Abrol]]||[[Meenakshi]]
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|Raman Khatri||[[Atharvan]]
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|Atul Singh||[[Pulaha]]
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|[[Vikramjeet Virk]]||[[Banasur]]
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|[[Hemant Choudhary]]||Prajapati Vishwaroop
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|Samiksha Bhatt||Jaya
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|Ram Awana||Chakri
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|Deepika Upadhyay / Sangeeta Khanayat / Yashashree Chiplunker||[[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]] / [[Godavari]] / [[Banai (goddess)|Banai]]
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|Mohit Sharma||[[Vasuki]]
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|Kunal Verma||[[Lakshman]]
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|Rohit Sagar||[[Vayu]]
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|Vineet Kumar||[[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharat]]
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|[[Harshad Arora]]||[[Shatrughna]]
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|[[Ulka Gupta]]||[[Devi Kanya Kumari|Goddess Kanya Kumari (Younger)]]
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|Arbaaz Ali Khan||[[Balarama]]
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|[[Vishesh Bansal]]||Grihapati
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|Mohit Dagri||[[Lohitang|Lohitang (Younger]]
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|Raj Premi||Demon [[Tarakasur]]
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|Shubh karaan||Shumbh
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|Pravisht Mishra|||Nishumbh
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|[[
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|[[Chetan Hansraj]]||Nighas
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|[[Deepak Jethi]]||[[Mahishasura]]
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|[[Manav Gohil]]||[[Andhaka]]
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|[[Tej Sapru]]||Shankhachudha
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|[[Ankur Nayyar]]||[[Krauncha Giri]]
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|Ibrar Yakub||Tuhund
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|Tushar Jha||(Younger) [[Jalandhara]]
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|[[Arun Bali]]||Vajranaka (Tarakasur's father)
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|[[Akhilendra Mishra]]||[[Mahabali]]
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|Sanjay Swaraj||[[Bhasmasur]]
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|[[Manish Wadhwa]] / [[Tarun Khanna (actor)|Tarun Khanna]]||[[Ravana|Ravan]]
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|[[Sudesh Berry]]||Malla / Mani
|-Abrar Qazi / [[Abhaas Mehta]]||[[Adi]]
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|[[Rakshanda Khan]]||Madanike
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|Anupam Bhattacharya||Ripunjay / Devodas
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|[[Ojaswi Oberoi]] / [[Parakh Madan]]<ref name=i>{{cite news|last=Bhopatkar|first=Tejashree|title=Sanjay Swaraj and Ojaswi Oberoi in ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Ojaswi-Oberoi-and-Sanjay-Swaraj-in-Mahadev/articleshow/17004540.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203151232/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-29/tv/34796946_1_ojaswi-oberoi-mohit-raina-mahadev|url-status=live|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=7 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 October 2012}}</ref>||[[Mohini]]
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|Ritu Chauhan||[[Rati]]
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|[[Pankaj Dheer]]||[[Himavat|Maharaj Himavan]]
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|Mugdha Shah / [[Shilpa Tulaskar]]||Queen Menavati
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|Khyaati Khandke Keswani||[[Kṛttikā|Kritika]]
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|[[Surendra Pal]]||[[Prajapati]] [[Daksha]]
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|[[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]]||Queen [[Prasuti]]
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|[[Rishina Kandhari]] / Riyanka Chanda||[[Khyati|Rajkumari Khyati]]
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|Priyanka Panchal||[[Aditi|Rajkumari Aditi]]
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|[[Charu Asopa]] / [[Kanishka Soni]]||[[Revati|Rajkumari Revati]]
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|Surbhi Shukla||Princess [[Rohini (goddess)|Goddesss Rohini]]
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|[[Manini Mishra]]||Rajkumari Vijaya
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|Annapurna Vitthal Bhairi||[[Shanta]]
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|[[Suhasini Mulay]]||Parvati's grandmother
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|[[Deepraj Rana]]||[[Parashurama|Parshuram]]
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|[[Amrapali Gupta]]||Matsyakanya
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|Prabhat Bhattacharya||King Aayu
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|[[Neha Kaul]]||Rajasekhar wife Queen
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|[[Jaya Bhattacharya]]||[[Diti|Rajkumari Diti]]
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|[[Anand Goradia]]||[[Pushpadanta]]
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|[[Dolly Sohi]]||Mahalasa's mother
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|[[Shilpa Shinde]]||Mahananda
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|[[Rajesh Vivek]]||Yella Koti
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|[[Pankaj Berry]]||Raja Durdum
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|Mitika Sharma||[[Sunayana (Ramayana)|Queen Sunayana]]
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|[[Mohit Chauhan (actor)|Mohit Chauhan]]||[[Janaka|King Janaka]]
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|[[Mihir Mishra]]||King [[Dashratha|King Dashratha]]
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|Gauri Singh||Queen Kaushalya
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|[[Anushka Singh]]||Queen Sumitra
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|Manasvi Vyas||Queen Kaikeyi
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|[[Tapeshwari Sharma]]||[[Uṣā|Usha]] / [[Behula]]
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|[[Arti Singh]]||Vaani
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|[[Bhavna Khatri]]||[[Chitralekha (deity)|Chitralekha]]
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|[[Daya Shankar Pandey]]||[[Lakulish]]
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|[[Tushar Dalvi]]||Chandradhar
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|[[Malhar Pandya]]||[[Aniruddha]] / Lakhsmichandra
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|Kalpesh Rajgor||Supriy
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|[[Parull Chaudhry|Parul Chaudhary]]||Sanaka
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|[[Deepali Pansare]]||[[Tulsi in Hinduism|Tulsi]]
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|[[Rajendra Chawla]]||Acharya Gyanmurti
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|[[Gungun Uprari]]||Maharani
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|[[Neha Marda]]||[[Vrinda]]
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|Jaya Binju||Andhaka's Wife
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|Chestha Mehta||Prithvi
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|Javed Pathan||Mayadhari
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|[[Samiksha Bhatnagar]]||[[Mandodari]]: Ravana's Wife
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|[[Mansi Sharma]]||[[Indrani]]
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|[[Sudeep Sarangi]]||Shatbhish
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|Anju Ajayakumar||Child Usha
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|[[Rajesh Kava]]
|King Rajasekhar
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===Development===
Ritoo Jenjani had done the [[prosthetic makeup]] for the presentation of [[Kali]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Ritoo-Jenjani-creates-a-Goddess/articleshow/17061498.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203153221/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-02/tv/34877631_1_makeup-artist-prosthetic-mahadev|url-status=live|archive-date=3 December 2013|title=Ritoo Jenjani creates a Goddess|author=Debarati S Sen|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 November 2012|access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref>
90 people were working in the graphic department of the series. An episode of the series cost ₹14 Lakhs for production.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wadhwa|first=Akash|date=6 March 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Indian-TV-gets-bigger-with-better-budgets/articleshow/18813405.cms|title=Indian TV gets bigger with better budgets|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=31 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231231342/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/indian-tv-gets-bigger-with-better-budgets/articleshow/18813405.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
In April 2014, a fire broke out on one of the show's sets in Mumbai. However, none were injured with only minor damages to property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/television/fire-on-the-sets-of-devon-ka-dev-mahadev-no-injuries-638973|title=Fire on the sets of Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev, no injuries|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=29 April 2014|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107233913/https://movies.ndtv.com/television/fire-on-the-sets-of-devon-ka-dev-mahadev-no-injuries-638973|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Casting===
[[Sonarika Bhadoria]] was replaced by [[Puja Banerjee|Puja Bannerjee]] as Parvati in July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/news-ians/i-had-given-notice-three-months-ago-sonarika-bhadoria-113071300189_1.html|title=I had given notice three months ago: Sonarika Bhadoria|date=13 July 2013|work=Business Standard|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517235839/https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/news-ians/i-had-given-notice-three-months-ago-sonarika-bhadoria-113071300189_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in June 2014 Bannerjee quit citing health issues and was replaced by [[Suhasi Dhami]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Mahadev-to-get-a-new-Parvati-again/articleshow/26638320.cms|title=Mahadev to get a new Parvati again|last=Maheshwri|first=Neha|work=The Times of India|date=1 December 2013|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> [[Mouni Roy]] who quit the series with the end of her role in 2012 returned as Sati in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/mouni-roy-returns-as-sati-on-devon-ke-dev-mahadev/|title=Mouni Roy returns as Sati on 'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' after a two-year hiatus|work=The Indian Express|date=10 February 2014|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813144017/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/mouni-roy-returns-as-sati-on-devon-ke-dev-mahadev/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Home media==
The series was released on DVD in 2014 by [[Ultra Media & Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/feb/feb174_1.php|title=Life Ok's Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev launched on DVD|publisher=Indian Television|date=2 January 2014|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202032237/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/feb/feb174_1.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Soundtracks==
{{Track listing
|title1 = Karpura Gauram Karunavataram
|length1 = 6.10
|title2 = Shiv Shiv (Opening Theme)
|length2 = 2.46
|title3 = Shankar Shiv Bhole
|length3 = 4.55
|title4 = Yagyaswaroopaya Mahadev
|length4 = 5.18
|title5 = Sarvopari Premi Shiv Shankar
|length5 = 2.41
|title6 = Chandrama Priytam Mere
|length6 = 3.50
|title7 = Har Bhola Har Har Mahadev
|length7 = 2.23
|title8 = Santakaaram
|length8 = 2.19
|title9 = Sangeet Beena
|length9 = 9.15
|title10 = Vishweshwaraya Mahadevaya
|length10 = 4.34
|title11 = Shiva Rudrastakam
|length11 = 2.22
|title12 = O Mere Raj Dulare
|length12 = 2.27
|title13 = Mere Jalandhar Mere Munna
|length13 = 2.13
|title14 = Ritu Basant Aa Gayi
|length14 = 2.53
|title15 = Mann Re Tu Kitna Bebass Hai
|length15 = 4.42
|title16 = Babul Ke Ghar Se Chali
|length16 = 1.23
|title17 = Shiv Tandav Stuti
|length17 = 3.27
|title18 = Maharoop Mahakaaya
|length18 = 2.24
|title19 = Parvati Entrance Theme
|length19 = 2.32
}}
==Reception==
===Ratings===
The series started with a viewership rating of 0.7 [[Audience measurement|TVR]]. Following which in the initial six months, it ranged between 2 and 3 TVR.<ref>{{cite news|title=An epic battle|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Anushree|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/an-epic-battle/1160681/|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=27 August 2013|access-date=30 May 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109095117/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/an-epic-battle/1160681/|archivedate=9 January 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later, the episode of 9 September 2012, featuring [[Kali]] killing the demon [[Raktabīja|Raktabija]] rated the show its highest viewership with an 8.2 TVR being the highest TVR of Hindi television program during the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Mahadev-tops-TRP-charts-with-a-new-record-of-8-2-TVR/articleshow/16488940.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618005405/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-21/tv/34001427_1_new-record-tvr-grps|url-status=live|archive-date=18 June 2013 |title=Mahadev tops TRP charts with a new record of 8.2 TVR |date=21 September 2012|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/life-ok-s-mahadev-top-viewed-112092200037_1.html|title=Life OK's Mahadev top-viewed|website=Business Standard|date=20 January 2013|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=30 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930205629/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/life-ok-s-mahadev-top-viewed-112092200037_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In week 3 of 2013, it garnered an average rating of 3 TVR.<ref>{{cite news|title=DAS capital|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/das-capital/1067447/3|website=The Times of India|date=1 February 2013|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> In week 7, it was one of the top ten watched Hindi GEC program with 3.6 TVR.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahadev Mahaepisode Include In Tam Rating Week 7|url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/television/mahadev-mahaepisode-include-in-tam-rating-week-7|website=Amar Ujala|date=4 March 2014|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=30 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930210541/https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/television/mahadev-mahaepisode-include-in-tam-rating-week-7|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Critics===
[[Amar Ujala]] claimed that some events mentioned in the series were distorted and not mentioned in any [[Puranas]] and [[Shastra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=दर्शकों को भ्रमित कर रहा है देवों का देव महादेव|trans-title=Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev is misleading the audience|language=hi|url=https://www.amarujala.com/spirituality/religion/devon-ke-dev-mahadev-confusing-audience|website=Amar Ujala|date=11 March 2013|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411035628/https://www.amarujala.com/spirituality/religion/devon-ke-dev-mahadev-confusing-audience|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Legacy==
[[Mohit Raina]] featured in ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' for the portrayal of about 52 characters in the series with his main role being [[Shiva]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohit Raina in Limca Book of Records|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/tv/hindi/mohit-raina-in-limca-book-of-records/videoshow/45410968.cms|website=The Times of India|date=8 December 2014|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=4 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004213819/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/tv/hindi/mohit-raina-in-limca-book-of-records/videoshow/45410968.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=लिम्का बुक में नाम दर्ज कराने को तैयार टीवी के 'महादेव|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-mohit-raina-honoured-at-limca-book-of-records-4831916-NOR.html|newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804011736/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-mohit-raina-honoured-at-limca-book-of-records-4831916-NOR.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hotstar.com/#!/devon-ke-dev----mahadev-12-s Official Website] on [[hotstar]]
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