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* [[Kanva]] was an ancient hindu sage.
* [[Kanva dynasty]] was a dynasty of [[Magadha]].
* [[Kanva Reservoir]] is a reservoir in [[Karnataka]].

== Other People ==
* Kanva (Karnesh) is also the name of a founder of a Vedic [[shakha]] of the Shukla Yajur Veda, and hence the name of that theological branch of Hinduism, the [[Kanva Shakha]].<ref>For a brief summary of the shakhas as given in Shaunaka's ''{{IAST|Caraṇa-vyūha}}'' see: Monier-Williams, ''A Sanskrit-English Dictionary'', p. 1062, right column.</ref><ref name="Dowson-297">{{harvnb|Dowson|2000|page=297}}</ref>
* Kanva (Karnesh) is also the name of several princes and founders of dynasties and several authors.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
* The Kanvas (Karnesh) are the descendants of king [[Vasudeva Kanva]] (1st century BCE).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chaurasia |first=Radhey Shyam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cWmsQQ2smXIC |title=History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. |date=2002 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0027-5 |pages=132 |language=en}}</ref>
* The Kanvas are also a class of spirit, against whom hymn 2.25 of the ''[[Atharva Veda]]'' is used as a charm.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

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