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'''''Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev''''' ({{lang-eng|''Lord of the Lords... Mahadev''}}) is a mythological [[drama series]] based on the legends of [[Shiva]], also known as Mahadev. It premiered on 18 December 2011 and is being aired on the Indian television channel [[Life OK]].
The drama, inspired by the works of renowned mythologist [[Devdutt Pattanaik]], has been researched by him and scripted by Mihir Bhuta.
==Plot==
''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' is a television series based on legends featuring the Hindu God [[Shiva]], also knows as Mahadev (the great god). The show narrates the most famous of these legends, sourced from the [[Puranas]] and the work of well known mythologist [[
The story starts with the tale of Shiva's marriage with [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]]. Sati is a partial incarnation of the Supreme Goddess and is born as the daughter of [[Prajapati]] [[Daksha]], who is a staunch devotee of [[Vishnu]]. She is drawn towards Shiva against the will of her father. Shiva and Sati get married and start living in Kailash. Soon after Daksha organises a ''[[yajna]]'' where all the gods except for Shiva are invited. Sati is distraught as this slight, and against Shiva's wishes, journeys to her parental home to question her father. Daksha, drunk on his own power and piety insults Shiva in front of Sati. Torn with remorse on having ignored her divine husband's wishes Sati gives up her body in the fires which emanate from her own body - ''pranagni''. The grief-striken Shiva produces an ''aaveshavatar'' an incarnation of a fierce mood[[Virabhadra]], who slays Daksha. Later, on hearing the prayers of Daksha's wife he restores Daksha's life. A distraught Shiva leaves with burnt corpse of Sati and wanders around the universe. Vishnu with the use of his divine discus dismembers the body into pieces, scattering them on earth. Shiva transforms the pieces into [[Shakti Peetha]]s, embodiments of the power of the Goddess [[Adi Shakti]].
After an age, during which Shiva plunges into austere [[
[[Murugan|Kartikeya]] is born to Shiva and Parvati. The gods are pleased because it is Kartikeya who is destined to slay their arch foe, the demon [[Tarakasura]] and his brothers. Kartikeya is also nominated for the throne of the King of Devas but Shiva asks Indra to continue as the king. After this Kartikeya is sent to the Dakshin (south) where he is cared for by [[Meenakshi]] and here he slays the demon (asura), Tripath with her help.
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Kartikeya returns to Kailasha, and is given a warm welcome by his family.
The narrative continues with sundry tales such as Ganesh's fight with the sage [[Parashuram
==Cast==
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==DVD Release==
The official DVD version of the series has been released by [[Ultra Distributors]], one of the leading home video distribution companies in India. Its a set of 10 DVDs, containing all the episodes
==References==
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