Mahadeva may refer to:
Religion Mahadeva, a title of the Hindu god Shiva Parashiva, a form of Shiva Parameshwara (god), a form of Shiva Para Brahman, a Hindu deity Adi-Buddha, in Buddhism, the "First Buddha" or the "Primordial Buddha" Mahadeva (Buddhism), founder of the Caitika school of Indian Buddhism or a literary figure associated with 5 points of contention in some Theravada works Taidi, in Chinese folk religion
People with the name Mahadeva (Buddhism), founder of the Caitika school of Indian Buddhism or a literary figure associated with 5 points of contention in some Theravada works Mahadeva (Kakatiya dynasty), 12th-century ruler of India Mahadeva of Devagiri, a 13th-century ruler of the Yadava dynasty of India Mahadeva (undertaker), a recipient of the Chief Minister's gold medal from the city of Bangalore, India Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati (1903–1976), Indian engineer Arunachalam Mahadeva (1885–1969), Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat Baku Mahadeva (1921–2013), Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant Devanur Mahadeva (born 1948), Indian writer and public intellectual Kumar Mahadeva, Sri Lankan American businessman S. Mahadeva (1893–?), Ceylon Tamil civil engineer Mahadeva Subramania Mani (1908–2003), Indian entomologist
Places Mahadeva, Barabanki, Nepal Mahadeva, Kosi, Nepal Mahadeva, Sagarmatha, Nepal
See also Mahadev (disambiguation) Mahadevan (disambiguation) Mahadevi, Hindu goddess Mahadevi (film), 1957 Indian film by Sundar Rao Nadkarni Bolton v Mahadeva, an English contract law case