Hiranya ("gold" in Sanskrit) may refer to:
Given name
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Hiranya Peiris (born 1974), British astrophysicist
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Hiranya Herath (born 1986), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician
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Hiranyamayee Lama, Bhutanese politician, elected to the Tshogdu in 1979
Other
*''Hiranya'', a
2009 album by Merzbow
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Hiranyakeshi river
The Hiranyakeshi river is a left-bank tributary of the Ghataprabha River originating in the western ghats in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.
Etymology
The river derives its name from the Shri Hiranyakeshi temple. Located inside the te ...
, a tributary of the Ghataprabha River in India
See also
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Hiranyagarbha ("golden womb/egg"), a term for the source of universal creation in Vedic philosophy
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Hiranyagarbha (donation)
Hiranyagarbha (IAST: hiraṇya-garbha) is an ancient Indian ceremony involving the donation of a golden vessel. It is mentioned as one of the sixteen great gifts in the historical texts.
Ritual
The word hiranyagarbha literally means "golden w ...
, an ancient Indian ceremony of donating a golden vessel
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Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu (; also known as Hiranyakashyap) was an Asura king of the ''daityas'' from the Puranic scriptures of Hinduism. His name literally translates to "clothed in gold" (''hiranya'' "gold" ''kashipu'' "soft cushion"), and is often inte ...
("clothed in gold"), an Asura mentioned in the Puranas
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Hiranyaksha
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Hiranyaksha ( sa, हिरण्याक्ष, "golden-eyed"), also known as Hiranyanetra ( sa, हिरण्यनेत्र) was an oppressive Asura who attacked the heavens and thereafter kidnapped and attempted to destroy th ...
("golden-eyed"), an Asura
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Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra ( ne, हिरण्यवर्ण महाविहार), also Kwa Baha: ( ne, क्वबहा:) informally called The Golden Temple with literal meaning "Gold-colored Great Monastery", is a historical vi ...
("Golden Great Monastery"), a Buddhist vihara in Patan, Nepal
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