title: Mahesh, Serampore
text: # Mahesh, Serampore
  
  Mahesh is a residential area and historical part of the city of Serampore, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
  
  It is the site of a 14th-century temple of Jagannath, and the Rathayatra of Mahesh, which first took place in 1397, is the second oldest in India.
  
  