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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