Ananta (infinite) ''Ananta'' (), is a Sanskrit term, and primarily an epithet of Vishnu. Vaishnavism It is one of many of the names of Vishnu. Ananta is also a name of Shesha, the celestial snake, on which Vishnu reclines in the cosmic ocean. In the Mahabh ...

() literally means "unending" and has additional meanings in the context of Indic religions. Anant/Ananta may also refer to:

Hinduism

Ananta Shesha Shesha (Sanskrit: शेष; ) , also known as Sheshanaga (Sanskrit: शेषनाग; ) or Adishesha (), is a serpentine demigod (Naga) and Nagaraja (King of all serpents), as well as a primordial being of creation in Hinduism. In the Puran ...

, the serpent that circles the world

Places

Ananta (Arequipa) Ananta is a mountain in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Caylloma Province, on the border of the districts Achoma and Yanque. Ananta lies east of the dormant volcano Ampato and south-west of the mount ...

, a mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru *

Ananta (Cusco) Ananta is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District. It lies northeast of the higher peak of Pajo Ananta. The river Pucamayu (poss ...

, a mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru *

Ananta (Puno) Ananta is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Corani District Corani (from Aymara Qurani, meaning "the one with herbs") is one of ten districts of ...

, a mountain in the Puno Region, Peru *

Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh Anantapur, officially Anantapuramu, is a city in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Anantapuru mandal and also the divisional headquarters of Anantapur revenue division. The city is loca ...

, a district of Andhra Pradesh, India *

Ananta Vasudeva Temple Ananta Vasudeva Temple ("Temple of the Infinite Vāsudeva", Odia:ଅନନ୍ତ ବାସୁଦେବ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna, an ''avatar'' of Vishnu located in Bhubaneswar, the state capital of Odisha, Ind ...

(thirteenth century) at Bhubaneswar, in Orissa state of India *

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

(holy city of Anantha), capital city of Kerala

Companies

Ananta Group Ananta Group () is a Bangladeshi garments conglomerate based in Dhaka. Qamrun Nahar Zahir is the chairperson of the group. Sharif Zahir is the Managing Director of the group. History Ananta was established in 1992 in Dhaka as an export oriented R ...

, a manufacturer of ready made garments in Bangladesh

People

People in government

Ananta (king) Ananta or King Ananta, also known as Anantadeva, was a king of Kashmir who reigned for 40 years from 1028 to 1068 CE. He belonged to the Lohara dynasty. Coronation At a young age, Ananta succeeded his close relative — who possibly ruled the r ...

(died 1068 AD), a king of the Lohara dynasty of Kashmir *

Ananta Narcina Naik Ananta Narcina Naik was a politician from Goa. Popularly known as Babu Naik, he was a member of Goa Legislative Assembly from Margao Margao or Madgaon is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on banks of the Sal river ...

, Indian politician *

Ananta Nayak Ananta Nayak (born 1 May 1969) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Keonjhar constituency of Odisha and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nayak became the Member of Parliament at the age of 30 from the ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Ananta Prasad Paudel Ananta Prasad Paudel ( ne, अनन्त प्रसाद पौडेल) (born 28 July 1962) is a member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won Makwanpur–3 seat in CA assembly, 2013 with 14267 votes. He also served as a Commu ...

(born 1962), Nepalese politician *

Ananta Singh Ananta Lal Singh (1 December 1903 - 25 January 1979) was an Indian revolutionary, who participated in the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930.Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahit ...

(1903–1979), Indian revolutionary

People in film

Anant Balani Anant Balani (1962 – 29 August 2003) was a Bollywood film director and screenwriter. He directed films such as ''Patthar Ke Phool'' in 1991 which starred Salman Khan and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. He also wrote the script for ''Insaaf: The ...

(1962-2003), Bollywood film director and screenwriter *

Ananta Jalil M. A. Jalil (known as AJ) is a Bangladeshi businessman, actor, director and producer. He started his professional career as a businessman in 1999, while he encashed his meme fame and began his film career with '' Khoj: The Search'' in 2010. Jali ...

, film actor, producer of Bangladesh *

Ananth Babu Punyamurthula Anant, known by his stage name Ananth Babu, is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the brother of noted comedians Raja Babu and Chitti Babu. Personal life Ananth Babu was ...

, Indian Telugu film actor *

Ananta Sriram Chegondi Anantha Sriram is an Indian songwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Career Sriram has written lyrics for 990 Telugu film songs in his fourteen-year-long career in the industry. ''Kaadante Aunanile'' was the first film he ...

(born 1984), Indian lyricist working primarily in Telugu film

People in literature

Ananta Charan Sukla Ananta Charan Sukla (also Ananta Ch. Sukla or A. C. Sukla; 6 November 1942 – 30 September 2020) was an Indian scholar of comparative literature, literary criticism, aesthetics, philosophy, and art history. He was the Founding Editor of ''Jo ...

(1942-2020), Indian philosopher and writer *

Ananta Kandali Ananta Kandali ( as, অনন্ত কন্দলী; 1540–1580) was Brahmin poet from Hajo, Kamrup district. Ananta Kandali's real name was Haricharan, but he is popularly known by his scholastic title "Ananta Kandali". His father, Ratna P ...

(1540–1580), Brahmin poet

Other people

Ananta Charan Sai Babu Sai, Ananta Charan (full name ''Ananta Charan Sai Babu'') (1915–1989) Mayurbhanj Chhau dance ( UNESCO heritage) practitioner. Born in a family of Chhau performers in Mayurbhanj, he studied under his father Radhamohan Sai and others gurus of ...

(1915–1989), Indian dancer *

Ananta Kumar Ghosh Ananta Kumar Ghosh (born 4 November 1954) is an Indian football coach who last managed Mohammedan Sporting. Coaching career Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ghosh started his coaching career in football in the 1980s when he gained his Master of ...

(born 1954), Indian football coach *

Ananta Mandal Ananta Mandal (born 5 February 1983) is an Indian artist. He has been recognized with international and national honours for his watercolour, oil, and acrylic paintings. He lives and works in Mumbai, India. Early life and education Ananta Ma ...

(born 1983), Indian artist *

Fahd Ananta HubSpot is an American developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. HubSpot was founded by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah in 2006. Its products and services aim to provide tools for customer r ...

(born 1988), Bangladeshi entrepreneur *

I Putu Dian Ananta I Putu Dian Ananta (born April 14, 1982) is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for Persidafon Dafonsoro in the Indonesia Super League Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, ...

(born 1982), Indonesian footballer *

Ananth Dodabalapur Ananth Dodabalapur is an Indian-American engineer, currently the Motorola Regents Chair Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and previously the Ashley H. Priddy Centennial Professor, at University of Texas at Austin and a published a ...

, Indian-American engineer