Murbad is a census town within the administrative division (taluka) of Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The dry season is in January, when the area receives an average rainfall of less than one tenth of an inch.

A historical memorial event, "Mhasa Jatra",[5] happens near here annually during which lakhs of people visit Murbad.

The tradition of Mhasa Yatra is more than 200 years old and the presiding deity is Khamblingeshwar, or Mhasoba (Lord Shankar).

Devotees come in to offer their prayers to Lord Shankar from different parts of Maharashtra and neighbouring states.

Fort Siddhagad is an ancient hillfort built by the Shilahara royal family in the 9th century AD.

The tomb of freedom fighter and martyr Bhai Kotwal lies at the base of this fort's south side.