Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (English: Lord of the Lords... Mahadev) is a drama series based on the legends of the Hindu God Lord Shiva, also known as Mahadev. It premiered on 18 December 2011 airing Monday through Friday nights on Life OK. It was dubbed into several languages.
This is the story of Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti. It is an elaborated narration of Shiv and Shakti's separation and union, their journeys together, and how that affected and shaped the world. The story presently narrates how Goddess Shakti's human incarnation Sati, grand daughter of Lord Brahma and daughter of Prajapati Daksha (a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu) and Queen Prasuti is reunited with Shiva after Shakti was separated from him for the benefit of the universe. The show is presumed to follow with Sati's reincarnation as Goddess Parvati, daughter of mountain-king Himalaya and Queen Maina and younger sibling of Prince Mainak and Goddess Ganga. The show will then portray her union with her chosen lord Mahadev and how they came together never to be separated again. One of the most enchanting and intriguing tales of love, this story is credited as the first love story of the universe.
The show ran until 14 December 2014 for a total of 820 episodes.
The show was re-aired on Star Bharat from 5 August 2018.
Production and distribution
Ritoo Jenjani had done the prosthetic makeup for the presentation of Kali.
The show has been dubbed in Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Oriya, Telugu, Assamese, Marathi, and Indonesian with titles Devadidev Mahadev, Shivam, Kailasanathan, Mahadev, Hara Hara Mahadeva, Mahadev, Devanche Dev Mahadev, and Mahadewa respectively. In Indonesia, the drama was broadcast on antv. It was remade in Kannada as HaraHara Mahadeva.The official DVD version of the series Season 1 up to Shiv Parvati wedding is available. In Assamese as on Rang.In Telugu, due to reception it is being re-telecast at third time on star maagold and star Maa
Reception
The episode of 9 September 2012, featuring Kali killing the demon Raktabija rated the shows highest TRP with an 8.2 TVR.
