Raghava (Sanskrit ''rāghava'' "descendant of

Raghu Raghu () is a ruler of the Suryavansha dynasty in Hinduism. According to the '' Raghuvamsha'', he is the son of King Dilīpa and Queen Sudakshina. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by the poet Kalidasa in his ''Raghuvamsha''. He ...

") may be * Raghuvamsha, referring to the Solar dynastic lineage of Raghu in Hindu mythology *a name of the Hindu deity

Rama Rama (; , , ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. In Rama-centric Hindu traditions, he is considered the Supreme Being. Also considered as the ideal man (''maryāda' ...

*in the dual, Rama and

Lakshmana Lakshmana (, ), also known as Laxmana, Lakhan, Saumitra, and Ramanuja, is the younger brother of Rama in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is considered as an incarnation of Shesha, the lord of serpents. Lakshmana was married to Urmila, and i ...

*''Raghava Rama'', the name of a Vaishnava mantra associated with

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (; ), born Vishvambhara Mishra () (18 February 1486 – 14 June 1534), was an Indian Hindus, Hindu saint from Bengal and the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's mode of worshipping Krishna with bha ...

* Raghava Iyengar (1878–1960), Indian poet and scholar of Tamil *

Pendyal Raghava Rao Pendyala Raghava Rao (15 March 1917 – 10 September 1987) was an Indian politician. He was the son of Shri Pendyal Ramchander Rao and was born in Chinna Pendyal of the Warangal district in March 1917. He was educated at Warangal High School a ...

(born 1917), Indian parliamentarian *

Raghava Lawrence Raghava Lawrence (born Lawrence Murugaiyan) is an Indian actor, choreographer, film director, composer, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and philanthropist known for his works primarily in Tamil cinema. After making his debut as a dance ...

(born 1971), Indian choreographer who has also appeared in films as an actor, director, composer and playback singer *

Raghava Reddy Gunampalli Raghava Reddy is a businessman, religious leader and a nationalist from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for Pulla Reddy Sweets, chain of retail sweet outlets in Hyderabad and Kurnool. He was the international president o ...

, philanthropist & businessman from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India *

Raghav (actor) Venkataraghavan Ranganathan (born 9 April 1974), better known as Raaghav on screen, is an Indian actor and television personality in Tamil Nadu. Before his break into films, he appeared in season 1 of '' Jodi Number One''. Career Beginning ...

, Indian actor *

Raghav (singer) Raghav Mathur (born April 2, 1981), known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer. He has released three studio albums: the debut ''Storyteller (Raghav album), Storyteller'' in 2004, ''Identity (Raghav album), Identity'' in 2009, and ''Th ...

, Indo-Canadian singer

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