Narayan or Narayana may refer to:
People
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Narayan (name)
Narayana (also rendered Narayane, Narayanan, Narain, Narayankar or Narine) (from Sanskrit नारायण, ''nārāyaṇá'', literally "eternal man") is an Indian name. It is identical in form to the name of the deity Narayana, another name ...
, a common Indian name (including a list of persons with this and related names)
Media and entertainment
*''Narayan'', a song by The Prodigy on their album ''
The Fat of the Land
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*Narayan, age in the video game ''
Myst III: Exile''
*Narayan, lead character of the 2005 film ''
Water
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Religion
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Narayana
Narayana (, ) is one of the forms and epithets of Vishnu. In this form, the deity is depicted in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, symbolising the masculine principle and associated with his role of creation. He is also known as Pu ...
, another name of the Hindu god
Vishnu
Vishnu (; , , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation ( ...
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Nara-Narayana
Naranarayana (), also rendered Nara-Narayana, is a Hindu duo of sage-brothers. Generally regarded to be the partial-incarnation (aṃśa-avatara) of the preserver deity, Vishnu, on earth, Nara-Narayana are described to be the sons of Dharma ...
, a duo of divine sages
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Lakshmi Narayana
Lakshmi Narayana (, IAST: ) or Lakshmi Narayan is the dual representation of the Hindu deities Vishnu, also known as Narayana, and his consort, Lakshmi, traditionally featured in their abode, Vaikuntha. The goddess of wealth and prosperity, La ...
, the divine couple of Narayana accompanied by his consort, Lakshmi
Other uses
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Narayan, Nepal
Narayan () is a municipality located in Dailekh District of Karnali Province of Nepal.
The total area of the municipality is and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 27,037 individuals. The municipality is divided ...
in the Dailekh District
See also
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Narayani (disambiguation)
Narayani may refer to:
* Narayani, an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi or Vishnu's divine energy, Yogamaya
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* Narayani River, or Gandaki River, in Nepal
* Narayani Temple, in Narayani village, near Khalikote, Odisha, India
* Narayani Zone, a form ...
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Narayana sukta
The ''Narayana Sukta'' or ''Narayana Suktam'' () is a Hindu hymn propitiating Narayana (Vishnu), featured in the 13th ''anuvaka'' (section) of the 10th ''prapathaka'' (chapter) of '' Taittiriya Aranyaka'', which is part of the ''Krishna Yaj ...
, a hymn of the Yajurveda
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Changu Narayan
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu (also called Dolagiri) in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of ...
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Narai
King Narai the Great (, , ) or Ramathibodi III ( ) was the 27th monarch of Ayutthaya Kingdom, the 4th and last monarch of the Prasat Thong dynasty. He was the king of Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous king of the ...
, a king of Ayutthaya who was named after Narayana
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