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that has its roots in the

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abhiseka Abhisheka () is a religious Ritual, rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a deity. This is common to religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Hinduism An abhiṣeka is conducted ...

. The conceptual meaning of abhiseka is related to purification, cleansing or anointing.

Notable people

Abhishek Nain Abhishek Nain (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He is a part of the national team since 2022. Nain plays for Rarh Bengal Tigers in the Hockey India League. Early life Nain was born on 15 August 199 ...

(born 1999), Indian field hockey player *

Abhishek Sharma Abhishek Sharma (born 4 September 2000) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national team. He made his debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024. His maiden T20I century came in his second match. He plays as a left-handed opening batter and a l ...

(born 2000), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Ambekar (born 1991), Indian footballer *

Abhishek Avasthi Abhishek Avasthi (born 17 March 1982) is an Indian actor, choreographer, dancer and model. Biography Abhishek Avasthi was born in Kanpur, India.He came to Mumbai in the year 2004 as one of the 32 contestants who had won from across the cou ...

(born 1982), Indian actor, choreographer, dancer and model *

Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan (; born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. From 2012 to 2016, Bachchan appeared in ...

(born 1976), Indian actor, entrepreneur, presenter, producer and singer *

Abhisek Banerjee This is a list of all cricketers who have played in first-class, List A or Twenty20 matches for Bengal, mostly in the Ranji Trophy (FC), Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA), and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) competitions. Seasons given are the first and ...

(born 1984), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Banerjee (born 1987), Indian politician and member of parliament * Abhishek Bhat (born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt with t ...

(born 1964), Indian actor *

Abhishek Chaubey Abhishek Chaubey is an Indian director, screenwriter and film producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early life Abhishek Chaubey was born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Anand Mohan Chaubey and Sheela Chaubey. He spent his early childhood ...

(born 1977), Indian director and screenwriter * Abhishek Das (born 1993), Indian footballer *

Abhishek Dhar Abhishek Dhar (born 31 August 1970) is an Indian physicist specialising in statistical physics and condensed matter physics. He is a professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore. Education and career Dhar obtained h ...

(born 1970), Indian physicist * Abhishek Hegde (born 1987), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Jain Abhishek Jain is an Indian film director and film producer, producer known for his Gujarati cinema, Gujarati films ''Kevi Rite Jaish'', ''Bey Yaar'', and ''Wrong Side Raju''. In 2021, he made his debut in the Hindi film ''Hum Do Hamare Do''. E ...

(born 1986), Indian director and producer *

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala Abhishek Arunkumar Jhunjhunwala (born 1 December 1982) is an Indian first-class cricketer. He played for the Royal Bengal Tigers and the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition, before signing for the Rajasthan Roy ...

(born 1982), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Kapoor Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director, former actor, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for his work in the musical drama ''Rock On!!'' (2008), the buddy sports drama '' Kai Po Che!'' (2013), the ...

(born 1971), Indian actor, director and writer *

Abhisek Lahiri Abhisek Lahiri (born September 24, 1983) is an Indian classical ''sarod'' player. He trained in the three major ''gharanas'' of sarod: Shahjahanpur, Maihar gharana, and Senia Bangash (Gwalior), under his father and guru Pt. Alok Lahiri. He is pr ...

(born 1983), Indian classical sarod player * Abhishek Malik (born 1990), Indian actor and model * Abhishek Matoria, Indian politician * Abhishek Mishra (born 1977), Indian politician * Abhishek Nayar (born 1983), Indian cricketer * Abhishek Nigam, Indian actor * Abhishek Poddar (born 1968), Indian businessman * Abhishek Raghuram (born 1985), Indian singer and vocalist *

Abhishek Raut Abhishek Santosh Raut (born 3 March 1987) is an Indian cricketer. Raut made his debut in first-class cricket on 17–20 Dec 2005. He is an aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-break bowler. He was signed by the Rajasthan Royals ...

(born 1987), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Rawat Abhishek Rawat is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Manav Vajpayee in Kaamnaa. Career Rawat's first show was ''Neelanjana'', in which he played a cameo role. His landed his second role in ''Babul Ka Aangann Chootey N ...

(born 1980), Indian actor *

Abhishek Ray Abhishek Ray is an Indian film composer, playback singer, instrumentalist, music arranger, and producer working in Bollywood. He is known for having composed the music and done playback vocals for popular and award-winning Bollywood films such ...

, Indian composer and singer * Abhishek Pratap Shah (born 1982), Nepalese politician * Abhishek Reddy (born 14 September 1994), Indian cricketer *

Abhishek Shankar Abhishek Shankar is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil films and television serials. Career Abhishek made his debut as an actor with Gnana Rajasekaran's critically acclaimed drama film '' Mogamul'' (1995), playing a leading role alongside ...

, Indian actor and director of Tamil films * Abhishek Sharma (disambiguation) * Abhishek Singh (disambiguation) *

Abhishek Shukla Abhishek Shukla is an Indian Geriatrics, geriatrician and palliative care physician. He is the expert on Hospice and palliative medicine. Shukla is the Founder and Secretary of Aastha Centre for Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Care Hospital & Hosp ...

(Indian Geriatrician and Physician) *

Abhishek Singhvi Abhishek Manu Singhvi (born 24 February 1959) is an Indian senior advocate and politician. As politician, he is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and a member of the Parliament of India representing Telangana in the Rajya Sabha, t ...

(born 1959), Indian politician *

Abhishek Varman Abhishek Varman is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His directorial debut was the romantic drama '' 2 States'' (2014). followed by the ensemble period romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual m ...

, Indian film director * Abhishek Verma (born 1989), Indian archer * Abhishek Verma (born 1968), Indian arms dealer * Abhishek Yadav (born 1980), Indian footballer *

Krishna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), known professionally as Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian, and television host. He is known for his humorous work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ''Comedy Circus'', ''Comedy Nights B ...

(born 1981), Indian actor and comedian {{given name, type=both Indian masculine given names Masculine given names Nepalese given names