Shiva (disambiguation)

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Shiva or Shiv or Sivan or Shivan is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

Shiva, Sheeva, or Siva may also refer to:

Religion[edit]

  • 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[edit]

People[edit]

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

Fictional entities[edit]

Films[edit]

Literature[edit]

  • Shiva trilogy, 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

Television[edit]

Music[edit]

Computing[edit]

Science[edit]

  • Shiva Hypothesis, scientific theory concerning impact events
  • Shiva laser, built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the late 1970s
  • Shiva Star, a high-powered plasma weapon research

Other uses[edit]

See also[edit]