Mahākul.—Synonym for Ahīr.
Mahālodhi.—(Great Lodhi.) Subcaste of Lodhi.
Mahānadiya.—(Those who came from the Mahānadi river.) A subcaste of Lodhi. A section of Gānda, Ghasia and Panka.
Mahant.—Chief of a math or monastery. A superior class of priest. A section of Ahīr, Panka, Chamār and Koshta.
Mahanti.—A synonym for the Karan or writer caste of Orissa. A section of Chasa.
Mahāpātra.—A subdivision of degraded Brāhmans who take funeral gifts. An honorific title of Thānapati and of Uriya Brāhmans. A subcaste of Bhāt.
Mahār.—A caste. A subcaste of Balāhi and Gondhali. A section of Rawat in Raigarh.
Mahārāj.—(Great king.) A title of Brāhmans.
Mahūrāna.—Synonym of Chitāri.
Mahārāshtra or Marāthe.—One of the five orders of Pānch Dravida Brāhmans inhabiting the Marātha country. They are also called Dakshini Brāhmans. A subcaste of Kumhār, Kāsar and Lohār.