Mahanandi is a village located east of the Nallamala Hills of Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

[1] These nine temples are Mahanandi, Sivanandi, Vinayakanandi, Somanandi, Prathamanandi, Garudanandi, Suryanandi, Krishnanandi (also called Vishnunandi) and Naganandi.

[2] A festival is held here annually during February and March to celebrate Maha Shivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva.

Another route, via giddalur road you need to take left diversion at Boyalakuntla cross and it will be around 24 km distance from Nandyal.

According to the legend, the local kings known as Nandas ruled here in 10th century CE and built a number of temples and worshiped their ancestral deity the Nandi, hence the name Mahanandi.

This holy tank is 60 square feet (5.6 m2) with an outdoor pavilion called a mandapa in the centre.

The surrounding areas are under production with rice fields, fruit, vegetable and flower gardens.