Mahanad | |
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Village | |
 Mahanad Kali temple | |
Location in West Bengal, India   Mahanad Mahanad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′N 88°16′E / 23.00°N 88.26°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Hooghly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 712149, 712148 |
| Telephone code | 03213 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hooghly |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Saptagram |
Mahanad is a gram panchayat, or village, in Polba-Dadpur CD block in Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal[1][2][3]
Geography[edit | edit source]
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History[edit | edit source]
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found many historic artifacts dating from the Gupta Era in Mahanad. An ancient lord Shiva temple in Mahanad is called Jateswer Shiv Temple. Mahand has been the yogpeeth (yoga retreat) of Nath Yogis, for thousands of years.[4][5]
Mahanad has an excavated site revealing a historic Kushan presence. The exploration conducted by ASI and Paresh Pal, a local antiquarian, have led to the discovery of coins of the Kushan and Gupta dynasties and terracotta, mostly of Gupta style.[6]
Location[edit | edit source]
Mahanad is located at 23°00′N 88°16′E / 23.00°N 88.26°E.[7] It has an average elevation of 15 metres above sea level. Mahanad is located around 19 kilometer away from its district headquarters, Hugli-Chuchura. The nearest railway station is Pandua in the Howrah-Bardhaman main line around 7 km away.[8]
Temples, churches and attractions[edit | edit source]
- Mahanad Kali Temple also Called Brahmamoyee Kali Mandir (Established in 1830).[9]
- Jateswer Shiva Mandir[10]
Education[edit | edit source]
Primary and secondary education[edit | edit source]
- Spark School, (established in 2012) CBSE, English Medium School[11]
- Mahanad High School,(Established in 1963) Bengali Medium School[12]
- Ramkrishna High School, (Established in 1984) Bengali Medium School
- Institute of Little Star, (English Medium School)
- Shitala Prathamik Vidyalaya
- Sima Prathamik Vidyalaya
- Harmala Primary School
- Ramakrishna Vidyapith
Festivals[edit | edit source]
Kali Puja and Maha Shivaratri[13] are festivals celebrated in Mahanad. Lakshmi Puja and Saraswati Puja are widely celebrated at Mahanad as well. Shivratri Mela (fair) is the biggest fair observed at Mahanad each year, during the Maha Shivaratri festival.
Economy[edit | edit source]
Banks: At Mahanad, there are branches of banks such as Central Bank Of India (Mahanadnagarpara Branch),[17]Central Bank Of India (Ramnathpur Branch), Bandhan Bank (Mahanad), Ujjivan Small Finance Bank .[18]
Mahanad picture gallery[edit | edit source]
Mahanad kali bari[edit | edit source]
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Brohmomoyee kali maa -
Kali temple -
Mahanad Brohmomoyee Kali Temple
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "National Panchayat Portal".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ (09_Chapter III), Study of Kushan Materials (2013). "New Look On The Kushan Bengal : A Study On Archaeological / Historical Materials". Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET. University of Calcutta. pp. 110–112. hdl:10603/164964?mode=full.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ District-wise list of statutory towns Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Bandyopadhyay, P. K. (1992). Natha Cult and Mahanad. page 80-90, Delhi, India: B.R. Publishing Corporation.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Census of India 2011 WEST BENGAL. pp. 120–122.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Chapter IV, Study of Kushan Materials. "New look on the kushan bengali A study on archaeological historical materials". University of Calcutta. pp. 155–156. hdl:10603/164964?mode=full.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Find Latitude and Longitude". Find Latitude and Longitude. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "District Statistical Handbook". Retrieved 5 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "মহানাদ কালী বাড়ির পুজো". EiSamay potrika.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Census of India 2011 WEST BENGAL. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2011. pp. 120–122.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "The Spark School". www.sparkgroup.in. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ "WBBSE :: Affiliated Schools Malda". wbbse.org. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011, West Bengal: District Census Handbook, Hooghly" (PDF). Census of India 2011 WEST BENGAL. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. pp. 121–112.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Labour Department of West Bengal".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Establishment Information | Government Of West Bengal". wblc.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "List of functioning Cold Storage of West Bengal District wise as on 18.01.07". West Bengal State Marketing Board. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA MAHANAND NAGAR PARA, WEST BENGAL IFSC Code: Find CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA MAHANAND NAGAR PARA MICR Code, IFSC Code on The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ↑ "MOF Result". dbie.rbi.org.in. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
