Shiva (disambiguation)

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

People

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Films

Literature

  • 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

Music

Computing

Science

  • 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

See also