Kumara may refer to:
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Kumara (Mali)
Kumara is a populated area in the Mopti Region of Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhū ...
, a province
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Kumara, New Zealand
Kumara is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located south of Greymouth, close to the western end of , which leads across Arthur's Pass to Christchurch. The Taramakau River flows past to the north.
The populat ...
, a town
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Kumara (New Zealand electorate), a Parliamentary electorate
Other uses
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Kumara Illangasinghe, an Anglican bishop in Sri Lanka
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Kumara (surname) Kumara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ajith Kumara (born 1973), Sri Lankan politician
* Dinesh Kumara (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Malith Kumara (born 1989), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Manjula Kumara (born 1984), Sri La ...
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Four Kumaras
The Kumaras are four sages ('' rishis'') from the Puranic texts of Hinduism who roam the universe as children, generally named Sanaka kumara, Sanatana kumara, Sanandana kumara and Sanat kumara. They are described as the first mind-born creat ...
, sages from the Hindu tradition
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Sweet potato, called ''kumara'' in New Zealand
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Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia
Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia as a crop began around 1000 AD in central Polynesia. The plant became a common food across the region, especially in Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand, where it became a staple food. By the 1600s in cen ...
, for information about kumara in a Polynesian context
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''Kumara'' (plant), a genus of plants from South Africa related to ''Aloe''
* A Hindu god and general, also named
Kartikeya
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesh ...
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Agrius convolvuli
''Agrius convolvuli'', the convolvulus hawk-moth, is a large hawk-moth. It is common throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand, partly as a migrant. In New Zealand, it is also known as the kumara moth, and in the Māori language ...
'', also named ''kumara moth''
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