Mahadeva may refer to:

Religion

*Mahadeva, a title of the Hindu god Shiva **

Parashiva Parashiva (or Paramashiva, Paramshiva, or Parmshiva, among other spellings; Sanskrit: परशिव, IAST: Paraśiva) is the highest aspect of Shiva in Shaiva Siddhanta and in Kashmir Shaivism. Below him are the primordial Shiva with the Para ...

, a form of Shiva **

Parameshwara (god) Parameshvara (, sa, परमेश्वर), also rendered Parashiva and Sadashiva, is an epithet of the Hindu destroyer deity, Shiva. The term usually indicates the position of Shiva as the Supreme being and Supreme Reality in the tradition ...

, a form of Shiva * Para Brahman, a Hindu deity * Adi-Buddha, in Buddhism, the "First Buddha" or the "Primordial Buddha" * Mahadeva (Buddhism), founder of the Caitika school of Indian Buddhism or a literary figure associated with 5 points of contention in some Theravada works *

Taidi Chinese theology, which comes in different interpretations according to the classic texts and the common religion, and specifically Confucian, Taoist and other philosophical formulations, is fundamentally monistic, that is to say it sees the w ...

, in Chinese folk religion

People with the name

* Mahadeva (Buddhism), founder of the Caitika school of Indian Buddhism or a literary figure associated with 5 points of contention in some Theravada works *

Mahadeva (Kakatiya dynasty) Mahadeva (r. c. 1195-1199) was a ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty which ruled in the present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh regions of India. He died in battle during an invasion of the neighbouring Seuna (Yadava) kingdom. The Yadavas captured his ...

, 12th-century ruler of India * Mahadeva of Devagiri, a 13th-century ruler of the Yadava dynasty of India *

Mahadeva (undertaker) Trivikrama Mahadeva ( kn, ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ ಮಹಾದೇವ) is the name of an undertaker in the city of Bangalore, India who ferries unclaimed bodies and organizes their funeral. He has so far organized funeral of over 88,888 huma ...

, a recipient of the Chief Minister's gold medal from the city of Bangalore, India *

Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati Mahadeva Iyer Ganapati (known as M. Ganapati) (1903–1976) was an Indian engineer who was well known for his accomplishments in national projects. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa, and many Railway projects including Churchgate railway station in ...

(1903–1976), Indian engineer *

Arunachalam Mahadeva Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG ( ta, அருணாசலம் மகாதேவா, translit=Aruṇācalam Makātēvā; 5 October 1885 – 15 April 1966) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1 ...

(1885–1969), Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat * Baku Mahadeva (1921–2013), Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant * Devanur Mahadeva (born 1948), Indian writer and public intellectual * Kumar Mahadeva, Sri Lankan American businessman *

S. Mahadeva Suppiramaniam Mahadeva was a leading Ceylon Tamil civil engineer and Director of the Public Works Department in Ceylon. Early life Mahadeva was born on 5 May 1893. He was the son of Suppiramaniamam, a leading resident from Manipay Manipay or ...

(1893–?), Ceylon Tamil civil engineer *

Mahadeva Subramania Mani Mahadeva Subramania Mani aka Dr MS Mani ( ta, மகாதேவா சுப்ரமணிய கரங்கள்; 2 March 1908 in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu - 8 January 2003 in Bangalore) was an Indian entomologist especially famous for his studie ...

(1908–2003), Indian entomologist

Places

Mahadeva, Barabanki Mahadeva is a village in tehsil Ram Nagar of Barabanki district on the banks of river Ghaghra. Lodheshwar Mahadev Mandir an age-old temple of Shiva is located at the village. During the fair held on the occasion of Mahashivratri Mah ...

, Nepal *

Mahadeva, Kosi Mahadewa is a village development committee in Morang District in the Kosi Zone of southeastern Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त ...

, Nepal *

Mahadeva, Sagarmatha Mahadeva is a rural municipality formerly, village development committee in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is located on the eastern side of the district headquarter Rajbiraj. At the time of the 2011 Nepal ce ...

, Nepal

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