Mahant (disambiguation)

A mahant is a religious superior in Hindu religious establishments or groups.

Mahant or Mahanta may also refer to:

• Mahanta (moth)
• Mahanta quadrilinea
• Mahant, a ruler of the princely state Chhuikhadan State
• Mahant Balaknath
• Mahant Shreyonath
• Mahant Lachhman Dass High School
• Mahanta Mohanananda Brahmachari

People with the given name

• Mahant Avaidyanath (1921–2014), Indian politician and Hindu preacher
• Mahant Chandnath (1956–2017), Indian politician and religious leader
• Mahant Kirpal Das (fl. 1688), Indian Sikh warrior
• Mahant Swami Maharaj (born 1933), Indian Hindu religious leader
• Vaishnavi Mahant (born 1974), Indian actress

People with the surname

• Adikanda Mahanta (born 1954), Indian folklorist
• Angarag Mahanta, Indian singer, known by his stage name Papon
• Charan Das Mahant (born 1954), Indian politician
• Heerak Jyoti Mahanta (died 1991), Indian Assamese separatist
• Joyasree Goswami Mahanta (born 1960), Indian politician
• Keshab Mahanta (born 1959), Indian politician
• Khagen Mahanta (19442–2014), Indian singer
• Mitradev Mahanta (1894–1983), Indian writer, dramatist, historical researcher, freedom fighter, and actor
• Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Indian politician
• Urmila Mahanta, Indian actress

See also

• Mahaanta, Indian film