Hara may refer to:
* an early name (Sanskrit: हर) of the deity
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
, from the
Harappan culture (Indus Valley Civilization)
* a name of the feminine aspect of God (
Ishvara) known as
Shakti
In Hinduism, especially Shaktism (a theological tradition of Hinduism), Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and rep ...
(The feminine aspect has a long last a - Haraa and includes various feminine deities)
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