Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...

or Shiv or Sivan or Shivan is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. Shiva, Sheeva, or Siva may also refer to:

Religion

Shiva (Judaism) () is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as "sitting " in English. The period lasts for seven days following the burial. Following the initial period of despair and lamentation immedia ...

, the Jewish ritual of mourning for seven ("shiva") days after the burial of an immediate relative * Shiva, the supreme soul of

Brahma Kumaris The Brahma Kumaris ( ("Daughters of Brahma")) is a spiritual movement that originated in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan during the 1930s.Parvati Parvati (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, pɑɾʋət̪iː/), also known as Uma (, , IPA: Sanskrit phonology, /ʊmɑː/) and Gauri (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, gə͡ʊɾiː/), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the Devi, ...

, Shiva's consort

Places

* Shiva, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran * Shiva crater, an apparent impact crater in the Indian Ocean, possibly associated with the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event *

Shiva Temple (Grand Canyon) Shiva Temple is a summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County of Arizona, Southwestern United States, US. It is situated six miles north of Hopi Point overlook of the canyon's South Rim, about 2.5 miles ...

, a summit in Arizona, US

People

Shiva (actor) Shiva is an Indian actor and dialogue writer who appears in Tamil films. Prior to his acting career, Shiva worked as a radio jockey with Radio Mirchi. His tenure earned him the nickname Mirchi Shiva. Acting mainly in comedy films, he rose to fa ...

(born 1983), Tamil actor *

Shiva (rapper) Shiva, stage name of Andrea Arrigoni (born 27 August 1999) is an Italian rapper and singer. He debuted with the studio album ''Tempo anima'' in January 2017. In 2020 his single "Auto blu" featuring Eiffel 65 peaked number 1 of FIMI's single chart ...

(born 1999), Italian rapper *

Vandana Shiva Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalization author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. She is often referred to as "Ga ...

(born 1952), physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist, and writer * Cosma Shiva Hagen (born 1981), German actress * Shiva Ahmadi (born 1975), Iranian-born American visual artist * Shiva Ayyadurai (born 1963), Indian-born American scientist and entrepreneur * Shiva Raichandani (born 1993), British dancer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Shiva (Āstraverse), main protagonist of an Indian film franchise, portrayed by Ranbir Kapoor *

Sheeva This is a list of Player character, playable and boss (video games), boss characters from the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear. Created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the series depicts conflicts between ...

, a ''Mortal Kombat'' character * Shiva (''Final Fantasy''), a summonable ice elemental in the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise * Shiva (''Streets of Rage'' character), a character in the ''Streets of Rage'' video game series * Shiva, a fictitious strain of Ebola virus from Tom Clancy's novel '' Rainbow Six'' * Shiva, a Bengal tiger cared for and befriended by

King Ezekiel King Ezekiel (full name in the television series: Ezekiel Sutton) is a fictional character from the comic book series '' The Walking Dead'' and the television series of the same name, on which he is portrayed by Khary Payton. Ezekiel is the lea ...

in ''The Walking Dead'' franchise * Shivans, the main antagonistic race in the '' Freespace'' series *

Lady Shiva Lady Shiva (real name Sandra Woosan or more recently Sandra Wu-San) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was co-created by Dennis O'Neil and Ric Estrada, and first appeared in ''Richard Dragon, Ku ...

, a DC Comics character * Neosapien General

, a character from the cartoon TV series ''Exosquad'' * Shiva (Marvel Comics), a robotic Weapon X enforcer in Marvel Comics *

The Shiva ''The League'' is an American television sitcom that aired on FX and later FXX from October 29, 2009, to December 9, 2015, for a total of seven seasons. The series, set in Chicago, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football le ...

, the award given to the league winners on the television series ''The League'' * Shiva, the main character of Japanese manga series The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

Films

* ''Siva'' (1989 Tamil film), a film starring Rajinikanth * ''Siva'' (1989 Telugu film), a film by director Ram Gopal Varma * ''Shiva'' (1990 film), a remake of the Telugu film in Hindi by director Ram Gopal Varma * ''Shiva'' (2006 film), another Hindi remake by Ram Gopal Varma * ''Shiva'' (2008 film), by siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz * ''Shiva'' (2012 film), a Kannada film starring Shivrajkumar * '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'', a 2022 Indian fantasy film, first in the Āstraverse

Literature

* Shiva trilogy, by

Amish Tripathi Amish Tripathi (born 18 October 1974) is an author, former diplomat and broadcaster from India. He is among the fastest-selling authors in Indian publishing history, known best for ''The Shiva Trilogy'' and ''Ram Chandra Series''. His books ha ...

, comprises: ''The Immortals of Meluha'', ''The Secret of the Nagas,'' and ''The Oath of the Vayuputras'' *''Shiva'', a book by A. B. Yehoshua

Television

* Shiva (''Fear the Walking Dead''), season 2, episode 7 – and the midseason finale episode of – ''Fear the Walking Dead'' * "Shiva" (''NCIS''), a season 10 episode of ''NCIS'' * ''Shiva'' (TV series), an Indian animated action television series currently airing on Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick HD+

Music

* "Siva" (song), by Smashing Pumpkins * Shiva (British band), a British dance band featuring vocalist Louise Dean

Computing

SheevaPlug The SheevaPlug is a "plug computer" designed to allow standard computing features in as small a space as possible. It was a small embedded Linux ARM computer without a display which can be considered an early predecessor to the subsequent Raspbe ...

, a small form factor computer *

Shiva Corporation Shiva Corporation was a company that specialized in computer networking and associated equipment, in particular remote access products. The company was founded in 1985, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Shiva was co-founded by Massachus ...

, a manufacturer of computer network products

Science

* Shiva Hypothesis, scientific theory concerning impact events *

Shiva laser The Shiva laser was a powerful 20-beam infrared neodymium glass (silica glass) laser built at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1977 for the study of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and long-scale-length laser-plasma interactions. Presu ...

, built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the late 1970s * Shiva Star, a high-powered plasma weapon research

Other uses

* Shiva (horse) (born 1995), a Thoroughbred racehorse