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Shankara (also written as Sankara or Samkara, IAST ) can refer to: *
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 ...
, the Hindu god *
Adi Shankara Adi Shankara ("first Shankara," to distinguish him from other Shankaras)(8th cent. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya ( sa, आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, Ādi Śaṅkarācāryaḥ, lit=First Shanka ...
, 8th century Hindu philosopher * K. N. Shankara, Indian space scientist *
Shankaracharya Shankaracharya ( sa, शङ्कराचार्य, , " Shankara-''acharya''") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; te ...
(Shankara acharya), a commonly used title of heads of maţhas (monasteries) in the Advaita tradition of Hindu philosophy *
Shankara (raga) ''Shankara'' is a raga in Hindustani classical music. Origin The raga emerges from Bilaval thaat. Technical description The raga is of audav-shadav nature, i.e., it has five swaras (notes) in the arohana (ascent) and six in the avarohana (descen ...
, a raga in Indian classical music * ''Shankara'' (1991 film), a 1991 Bollywood film starring Sunny Deol * ''Shankara'' (2016 film), a Telugu film *
Shankara, Purulia Shankara (also spelled Shankra, Sankra) is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Para CD block in the Raghunathpur subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Shankar ...
, a census town in West Bengal, India


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Sankara (disambiguation) Sankara can refer to: * Mariam Sankara (born 1953), First Lady of Burkina Faso, widow of Thomas Sankara *Thomas Sankara (1949–1987), Marxist revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso (from 1983–1987) * ''Sankara'' (2006 film), a 2006 film * ''Shanka ...
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Sankar (disambiguation) Sankar generally refers to a Hindu god, Lord Shiva, and may also refer to: People * Sankar (writer & director) (V R Sankar, born 1981), Malayalam film director and writer * Shankar–Ganesh (born 1943), Indian music director duo * Sankar (writ ...
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Shankar (disambiguation) Shankar may refer to: People *Shankar (name), including a list of people with the name * Sankar (writer) (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer * L. Shankar, Indian violinist * S. Shankar, Indian film director commonly credited as Shankar *Sanka ...
* '' Rag Shankara, Rag Mala in Jogia'', 1990 album by Ram Narayan {{disambig, surname