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'''[[Shiva]]''' or '''Shiv''' or '''Sivan''' or '''Shivan''' is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. <br />
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'''Shiva''', '''Sheeva''', or '''Siva''' may also refer to:<br />
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==Religion==<br />
* [[Shiva (Judaism)]], the Jewish ritual of mourning for seven ("shiva") days after the burial of an immediate relative<br />
* Shiva, the supreme soul of [[Brahma Kumaris]] religion<br />
* Shivā (ending with long 'a'), another name of [[Parvati]], Shiva's consort<br />
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==Places==<br />
* [[Shiva, Iran]], a village in Gilan Province, Iran<br />
* [[Shiva crater]], an apparent impact crater in the Indian Ocean, possibly associated with the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event<br />
* [[Shiva Temple (Grand Canyon)]], a summit in Arizona, US<br />
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==People==<br />
* [[Shiva (actor)]] (born 1983), Tamil actor<br />
* [[Shiva (rapper)]] (born 1999), Italian rapper<br />
* [[Vandana Shiva]] (born 1952), physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist, and writer<br />
* [[Cosma Shiva Hagen]] (born 1981), German actress<br />
* [[Shiva Ahmadi]] (born 1975), Iranian-born American visual artist<br />
* [[Shiva Amini]] (born 1988 or 1989), women's futsal player<br />
* [[Shiva Ayyadurai]] (born 1963), Indian-born American scientist and entrepreneur<br />
* [[Shiva Raichandani]] (born 1993), British dancer<br />
* [[Shiva Rose]] (born 1969), American actress<br />
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==Arts, entertainment, and media==<br />
===Fictional entities===<br />
*[[Shiva (Āstraverse)]], main protagonist of an Indian film franchise, portrayed by Ranbir Kapoor<br />
*[[Sheeva]], a ''Mortal Kombat'' character<br />
*[[Shiva (Final Fantasy)|Shiva (''Final Fantasy'')]], a summonable ice elemental in the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise<br />
*[[Shiva (Streets of Rage character)|Shiva (''Streets of Rage'' character)]], a character in the ''Streets of Rage'' video game series<br />
*Shiva, a fictitious strain of Ebola virus from Tom Clancy's novel ''[[Rainbow Six (novel)|Rainbow Six]]'' <br />
*Shiva, a Bengal tiger cared for and befriended by [[King Ezekiel]] in ''The Walking Dead'' franchise<br />
*Shivans, the main antagonistic race in the ''[[Freespace]]'' series<br />
*[[Lady Shiva]], a DC Comics character<br />
*Neosapien General [[Neosapien Commonwealth#Shiva|Shiva]], a character from the cartoon TV series ''Exosquad''<br />
*[[Shiva (Marvel Comics)]], a robotic Weapon X enforcer in Marvel Comics<br />
*[[The Shiva]], the award given to the league winners on the television series ''The League''<br />
*Shiva, the main character of Japanese manga series ''[[The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún]]''<br />
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===Films===<br />
* [[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|''Siva'' (1989 Tamil film)]], a film starring Rajinikanth<br />
* [[Shiva (1989 Telugu film)|''Shiva'' (1989 Telugu film)]], a film by director Ram Gopal Varma<br />
* [[Shiva (1990 film)|''Shiva'' (1990 film)]], a remake of the Telugu film in Hindi by director Ram Gopal Varma<br />
* [[Shiva (2006 film)|''Shiva'' (2006 film)]], another Hindi remake by Ram Gopal Varma<br />
* [[Shiva (2008 film)|''Shiva'' (2008 film)]], by siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz<br />
* [[Shiva (2012 film)|''Shiva'' (2012 film)]], a Kannada film starring Shivrajkumar<br />
* ''[[Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva]]'', a 2022 Indian fantasy film, first in the Āstraverse<br />
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===Literature===<br />
* Shiva trilogy, by [[Amish Tripathi]], comprises: ''The Immortals of Meluha'', ''The Secret of the Nagas,'' and ''The Oath of the Vayuputras''<br />
*''Shiva'', a book by [[A. B. Yehoshua]]<br />
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===Television===<br />
* [[Shiva (Fear the Walking Dead)|Shiva (''Fear the Walking Dead'')]], season 2, episode 7 – and the midseason finale episode of – ''Fear the Walking Dead''<br />
* [[Shiva (NCIS)|"Shiva" (''NCIS'')]], a season 10 episode of ''NCIS''<br />
* [[Shiva (Marathi TV series)|''Shiva'' (Marathi TV series)]], an Indian Marathi language television series aired on Zee Marathi.<br />
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===Music===<br />
* [[Siva (song)|"Siva" (song)]], by Smashing Pumpkins<br />
* "Shiva", a song by JID and EarthGang from ''[[Spilligion]]''<br />
* [[Shiva (British band)]], a British dance band featuring vocalist Louise Dean<br />
* "(Shiva)", an instrumental by Kasabian from the album ''[[48:13]]''<br />
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==Computing==<br />
* [[SheevaPlug]], a small form factor computer<br />
* [[Shiva Corporation]], a manufacturer of computer network products<br />
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==Science==<br />
* [[Shiva Hypothesis]], scientific theory concerning impact events<br />
* [[Shiva laser]], built at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the late 1970s<br />
* [[Shiva Star]], a high-powered plasma weapon research<br />
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==Other uses==<br />
* [[Shiva (horse)]] (born 1995), a Thoroughbred racehorse<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Siva (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shiv (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shivam (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Sivan (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shiwa (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Siwa (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shiba (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shib (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shiver (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Sieve (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Shivaji (disambiguation)]] (1630–1680), Indian king, founder of the Maratha Empire<br />
* [[1170 Siva]], an asteroid<br />
* [[Yeshiva]], Jewish schools for religious study<br />
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