Prajapati (disambiguation)

Prajapati is a Vedic deity of Hinduism.

Prajapati may also refer to:

Religion

Hindu deities

• Agni, god of fire
• Daksha, god of ritual
• Brahma, god of creation
• Indra, king of the devas
• Vishvakarma, divine architect of the devas

Buddhism

• Mahapajapati Gotami, foster mother of The Buddha

Arts and entertainment

• Prajapati (novel), a 1967 Bengali-language novel by Indian writer Samaresh Basu
  • Prajapati (film), a 1993 Indian Bengali-language film adaptation by Biplab Chatterjee
• Prajapathi , a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film by Ranjith

People

• Kumhar, a caste or community in India, Nepal and Pakistan, sometimes referred to as "Prajapati"
  • Vataliya Prajapati, a Hindu subcaste of the Kumhar

Given name

• Prajapati Mishra (1898–1952), Indian politician
• Prajapati Trivedi (born 1953), Indian economist

Surname

• Tulsiram Prajapati (died 2005), Indian man killed in custody
• Aryan Prajapati (born 2008), Indian child actor
• Maharaji Prajapati, Indian politician
• Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, Indian politician, convicted of rape and imprisoned
• Sunil Prajapati, Nepalese politician
• Kashyap Prajapati (born 1995), Indian-born cricketer
• Archana Prajapati (born 1996 or 1997), Indian actress and model
• Arjun Prajapati (1957–2020), Indian artist
• Brajesh Kumar Prajapati, Indian politician
• N. P. Prajapati (1958), Indian politician
• Shivcharan Prajapati, Indian politician
• M. R. Prajapati, Indian rural innovator and inventor
• Govind Prajapati, Indian politician
• Dharmveer Prajapati (born 1963), Indian politician
• Ranbir Singh Prajapati (born 1964), Indian politician
• Deepika Prajapati (born 1994), Indian archer
• Shailesh Prajapati actor of Ernie, a supporting character in Power Rangers Megaforce
• Bala Prajapathi Adikalar, religious figure in Ayyavazhi

Other

• Prajapati Halt railway station, a railway station in Bihar, India
• Prajapati Nagar metro station, of the Nagpur Metro in Nagpur, India
• Daksh Prajapati temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Uttarakhand, India
• Delta Aurigae or Prajapati, a star

See also

• Projapoti (disambiguation)
• Painted bat, also known as "butterfly bat" (Projapoti Badur)