Shiva 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), the Jewish ritual of mourning for seven ("shiva") days after the burial of an immediate relative * Shiva, the supreme soul of Brahma Kumaris religion * Shivā (ending with long 'a'), another name of Parvati, Shiva's consort

Places

* Shiva, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran *

Shiva crater The Shiva crater is the claim by paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee and colleagues that the Bombay High and Surat Depression on the Indian continental shelf west of Mumbai, India represent a impact crater, that formed around the Cretaceous-Paleog ...

, 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 (born 10 December 1982) is an Indian actor, comedian, RJ and dialogue writer who has featured in Tamil language films, and had previously been a Radio jockey with Radio Mirchi. Acting mainly in comedy films, he rose to fame following his p ...

(born 1983), Tamil actor *

Shiva (rapper) Shiva, stage name of Andrea Arrigoni (born August 27, 1999) is an Italian rapper. 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 The Federazione In ...

(born 1999), Italian rapper * Vandana Shiva (born 1952), physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist, and writer * Cosma Shiva Hagen (born 1981), German actress *

Shiva Ahmadi Shiva Ahmadi (born 1975) is an Iranian-born American artist, known for her paintings, videos, and installations. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and museums in North America and the Middle East. Biography Ahmadi was born in Tehran, Ir ...

(born 1975), Iranian-born American visual artist * Shiva Ayyadurai (born 1963), Indian-born American scientist and entrepreneur *

Shiva Raichandani Shiva Raichandani (born 1993) is a BAFTA-nominated non-binary British-Indian film and TV director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, and actor. Their works exist at the intersections of creating positive gender-expansive representation in mainst ...

(b. 1993), Indonesian dancer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Sheeva This is a list of playable and 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 various realms. Most characters f ...

, 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 video game series * Kaiyanwang, a.k.a. Shiva, a fictional character from ''

3×3 Eyes ''3×3 Eyes'' (pronounced in Japanese) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazines ''Young Magazine Kaizokuban'' and ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1987 to 2 ...

'' * Shiva, the ultimate villain in the anime '' Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato'' * 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 in ''The Walking Dead'' franchise * Shivans, the main antagonistic race in the '' Freespace'' series * Lady Shiva, a DC Comics character * Neosapien General Shiva, a character from the cartoon TV series ''Exosquad'' * Shiva (Marvel Comics), a robotic Weapon X enforcer in Marvel Comics * Shiva's Guard, a powerful artifact in the ''Warcraft III'' game '' Defense of the Ancients'' *

The Shiva ''The League'' is an American 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, Illinois, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football league ...

, the award given to the league winners on the television series ''The League''

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

Literature

Shiva trilogy ''The Immortals of Meluha'' is the first book of Amish Tripathi, first book of Amishverse, and also the first book of Shiva Trilogy. The story is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Shiva. The Meluhans believe that Shi ...

, by Amish Tripathi, comprises: ''The Immortals of Meluha'', ''The Secret of the Nagas,'' and ''The Oath of the Vayuputras'' *''Shiva'', a book by

A. B. Yehoshua Avraham Gabriel Yehoshua ( he, אברהם גבריאל (בולי) יהושע; 9 December 1936 – 14 June 2022) was an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. ''The New York Times'' called him the "Israeli Faulkner". Underlying themes in Ye ...

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, a British dance band featuring vocalist Louise Dean

Computing

* SheevaPlug, 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, a strain of '' Cannabis sativa'' subsp. ''indica'' * Shiva Hypothesis, scientific theory concerning impact events * Shiva laser, built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the late 1970s *

Shiva Star 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 ...

, a high-powered plasma weapon research

Other uses

Shiva (horse) Shiva (born 22 April 1995) was a Japanese-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which was delayed and repeatedly interrupted by training problems she won four of her ten races between May 1998 and Octobe ...

(born 1995), a Thoroughbred racehorse