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Mahant () is a religious superior, in particular the chief of a temple or the head of a monastery in Indian religions.

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Mahant () is a religious superior, in particular the chief of a temple or the head of a monastery in Indian religions.

James Mallinson, one of the few westerners to be named as a mahant, describes the position of a mahant as a combination of an abbot and a brigadier.

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