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

• Shiva, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran
• Shiva crater, an apparent impact crater in the Indian Ocean, possibly associated with the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event
• Shiva Temple (Grand Canyon), a summit in Arizona, US

People

• Shiva (actor) (born 1983), Tamil actor
• Shiva (rapper) (born 1999), Italian rapper
• Vandana Shiva (born 1952), physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist, and writer
• Cosma Shiva Hagen (born 1981), German actress
• Shiva Ahmadi (born 1975), Iranian-born American visual artist
• Shiva Ayyadurai (born 1963), Indian-born American scientist and entrepreneur
• Shiva Raichandani (born 1993), British dancer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Shiva (Āstraverse), main protagonist of an Indian film franchise, portrayed by Ranbir Kapoor
• Sheeva, a Mortal Kombat character
• Shiva (Final Fantasy), a summonable ice elemental in the Final Fantasy franchise
• Shiva (Streets of Rage character), a character in the Streets of Rage video game series
• Shiva, a fictitious strain of Ebola virus from Tom Clancy's novel Rainbow Six
• Shiva, a Bengal tiger cared for and befriended by King Ezekiel in The Walking Dead franchise
• Shivans, the main antagonistic race in the Freespace series
• Lady Shiva, a DC Comics character
• Neosapien General Shiva, a character from the cartoon TV series Exosquad
• Shiva (Marvel Comics), a robotic Weapon X enforcer in Marvel Comics
• The Shiva, the award given to the league winners on the television series The League
• Shiva, the main character of Japanese manga series The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

Films

• Siva (1989 Tamil film), a film starring Rajinikanth
• Siva (1989 Telugu film), a film by director Ram Gopal Varma
• Shiva (1990 film), a remake of the Telugu film in Hindi by director Ram Gopal Varma
• Shiva (2006 film), another Hindi remake by Ram Gopal Varma
• Shiva (2008 film), by siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz
• Shiva (2012 film), a Kannada film starring Shivrajkumar
• Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva, a 2022 Indian fantasy film, first in the Āstraverse

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

• Shiva (Fear the Walking Dead), season 2, episode 7 – and the midseason finale episode of – Fear the Walking Dead
• "Shiva" (NCIS), a season 10 episode of NCIS
• Shiva (TV series), an Indian animated action television series currently airing on Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick HD+

Music

• "Siva" (song), by Smashing Pumpkins
• Shiva, a British dance band featuring vocalist Louise Dean

Computing

• SheevaPlug, a small form factor computer
• Shiva Corporation, a manufacturer of computer network products

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

• Shiva (horse) (born 1995), a Thoroughbred racehorse

See also

• Siva (disambiguation)
• Shiv (disambiguation)
• Shivam (disambiguation)
• Sivan (disambiguation)
• Shiwa (disambiguation)
• Siwa (disambiguation)
• Shiba (disambiguation)
• Shib (disambiguation)
• Shiver (disambiguation)
• Sieve (disambiguation)
• Shivaji (disambiguation) (1630–1680), Indian king, founder of the Maratha Empire
• 1170 Siva, an asteroid
• Yeshiva, Jewish schools for religious study