Narayan or Narayana may refer to:
People
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Narayan (name), a common Indian name (including a list of persons with this and related names)
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Narayan (actor), an Indian film actor
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Narayan (writer), Indian writer
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Narayana Pandit, Indian mathematician
Media and entertainment
*''Narayan'', a song by The Prodigy on their album ''
The Fat of the Land''
*Narayan, age in the video game ''
Myst III: Exile''
*Narayan, lead character of the 2005 film ''
Water
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Religion
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Narayana
Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: ''Nārāyaṇa'') is one of the forms and names of Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama, and is co ...
, a major Vedic god
* another name of the Hindu god
Vishnu
Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism.
Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" within t ...
, who is claimed to reside in Bhavsagar on a gigantic five headed snake named
Sheshnaag. Narayan is also used in the following pairs:
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Nara-Narayana means human and god
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Lakshmi Narayan means Narayan and his wife, the goddess Lakshmi (goddess of wealth)
Other uses
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Narayan, Nepal in the Dailekh District
See also
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Narayana sukta, a hymn of the Yajurveda
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Changu Narayan
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Narai, a king of Ayutthaya who was named after Narayana
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