Shri Nana Maharaj Taranekar, (born Martand Shankar Taranekar; 13 August 1896 – 16 April 1993) is considered to be a prominent saint within the Datta Sampradaya sect of Hinduism during the twentieth century (in the Gurucharita tradition of Dattatreya).

[1] Shri Nana Maharaj was born on 13 August 1896 in the village of Tarana (District-Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh).

His father was Shri Shankar Shastry and his mother Lakshmi Bai.

Nana received a blessing from his Guru Shri Vasudevanand Saraswati Swami Maharaj at age 11.

[3] Nana Maharaj was well known as great saint in Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , and Gujarat.