Mahanad is a small village in
Hooghly District, famous as a center of the Nath cult and Nath culture.
Jateshwarnath Temple, a great center for
Shiva and
Shakti worship, is located here.
The village has a railhead at Mahanad Railroad Station, connecting other important places. The archeological excavations undertaken here has unearthed a gold coin of the Kusana period.
