Narayan or Narayana may refer to:
Narayan or Narayana may refer to:
Avatar is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means 'descent'. It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes used to refer to any guru or revered human being.
Narayana is an Indian name. It is identical in form to the name of the deity Narayana, another name for Vishnu. The name Narayana is predominantly used in South India especially among Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu speakers.
Ayyavazhi theology is the theology of a South Indian religious Faith and officially a sect of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. Several fundamental theological beliefs distinguish the Ayyavazhi tradition from Hinduism.
Lakshmi Narayana or Lakshmi Narayan is the dual representation of the Hindu deities Vishnu, also known as Narayana, and his consort, Lakshmi, traditionally featured in their abode, Vaikuntha. The goddess of prosperity and beauty, Lakshmi, is depicted as standing next to Vishnu, who holds the Panchajanya, Kaumodaki, Padma, and the Sudarshana Chakra. Another depiction of Lakshmi-Narayana portrays Lakshmi in the service of Narayana, who reclines on the cosmic serpent Shesha, floating in the Kshira Sagara, the Ocean of Milk.
Narayani may refer to:
Naranarayan is a Sanskrit term meaning the combination of the human and the supreme being, here Vishnu. In Sanskrit, nara means human being and narayan means Narayana, another name for Vishnu. In Mahabharata, Arjuna has been identified with nara and Krishna with Narayana.
Kamala Narayana Temple is at Degaon in Belgaum District, Karnataka, India. The temple was built by the Kadamba dynasty. Kamal Narayan Temple was constructed by Tippoja, the chief architect of Kamala Devi, the Queen of the Kadamba king Sivachitta Permadi in the 12th century. This temple built in 1174. A.D. The principal deity is Lord Narayana.
Narayana Reddy or Narayana Reddi may refer to:
Lakshmi Narayana is the name of a divine couple in Hinduism.
Vaikuntha-Kamalaja is a composite androgynous form of the Hindu god Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi. Vaikuntha-Kamalaja is a rare form, mostly restricted to Nepal and the Kashmir region of India.
Santaan (transl. Progeny) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deepak Tijori, Neelam, with music composed by Anand–Milind. The film is remake of the Telugu film Surigaadu (1992), made by the same banner and director.
Lakshmi Narayan Temple is a Hindu temple, dedicated to the Hindu divine couple Lakshmi Narayana, is located in the Ujjayanta Palace ground in the city of Agartala, Tripura state, India. It was founded by the King of Tripura, Birendra Kishore Manikya, during his reign from 1909 to 1923.
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is situated in temple town named Antarvedi of Sakhinetipalle Mandal, located in the Konaseema district of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. The temple is situated at the place where the Bay of Bengal and Vashista Godavari, a tributary of the Godavari River, meet. It was built in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Daridra Narayana or Daridranarayana or Daridra Narayan is an axiom enunciated by the late-19th century Indian sage Swami Vivekananda, espousing that service to the poor is equivalent in importance and piety to service to God. This exposition was a result of Vivekananda's wanderings in the country for two years, when he personally experienced the privation of the lower classes in the country. Vivekananda then referred to feeding the poor as "Narayana Seva", and preached for "Daridra Narayana Seva", meaning service to the poor as service to Narayana. "Narayanam Devam adevam isam - Lord Narayana, the Supreme controller and the ultimate Soul of all existence, venerated as the Supreme Being in Vaishnavism.
Lakshmi Saraswathi is a 1970 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by B. H. Jayanna. The film stars B. Saroja Devi, Ramesh, Sudarshan and R. Nagendra Rao in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
Laxmi Narayan Mandir or Lakshmi Narayan Temple may refer to the following Hindu temples dedicated to Lakshmi Narayan:
Srungara Ramudu is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by K. Shankar. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Latha, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was produced by Rama Murthy under the Satyatai Productions banner. This film is remake of Hindi film Kashmir Ki Kali (1964).
Narayana Pandita may refer to:
The Statue of Lakshmi-Narayana is a historic Vaikuntha Kamalaja murti (statue) that composites the androgynous form of the Hindu god Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi. The statue dates back to the 10th to 15th century and it was originally located in Patan, Nepal. The statue had been worshipped for 800 years until it was stolen in 1984 and ended up at the Dallas Museum of Art in the United States, before being returned to Nepal 37 years later on 5 March 2021. On December 5, 2021 statue is reinstated in Narayan temple, Patan lalitpur
Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Samarthya Santulan is a Hindi-language mythological television series that premiered on 22 April 2024 on Colors TV and streams on Jio Cinema. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary under Swastik Productions, the series stars Shivya Pathania and Srikant Dwivedi. It showcases the eternal love of Lakshmi and Narayana.