Jaya
Appearance
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Jaya may refer to:
- Jaya, the core portion of the Mahabharata
- Jaya-Vijaya, the door-keepers of Vaikuntha, the realm of the god Vishnu in Hindu mythology
- Sanskrit masculine word meaning victorious. The feminine version is Jayi.
As a given name
- Jaya Bachchan (born 1948), Indian actress
- Jayalalitha (born 1951),
- Jayamalini (born 1958), Indian actress
- Jaya Prada (born 1962), Indian actress
- Jaya Seal, Indian actress
- Jayasudha (born 1958), Indian actress
- Jayakatwang (died 1293), Javanese king killed during the Mongol invasion of Java
- Jaya (singer) (born 1971), Filipina pop singer with Afro-Caribbean ancestry
- Jaya Guhanathan, Indian actress
In popular culture
- Jaya (film), an Indian Tamil film released in 2002
Sanskrit-derived place names
Malaysia
Indonesia
- Jayapura
- Puncak Jaya, the country’s highest mountain
- Jakarta, comes from the name: Jayakarta which means "victorious city".
- Bintaro Jaya, a real-estate in the outskirts of Jakarta
Fictional places
- an island in Oda Eiichiro's manga and anime series One Piece
Characters
- Jaya, a character in Avatar: The Legend of Korra that lived during Avatar Wan's time
- Jaya Ballard, a character from the Magic: The Gathering card game
- Jaya, a character from the book The Iron Ring
In science
- Aspidoparia jaya, a fish from the genus Aspidoparia that is native to India and Bangladesh
- Jaya (antlion genus)
Music
Albums
- Jaya (album), a 1989 album by Jaya
- Jaya (Philippine Release), a 1996 album by Jaya
See also
- Derived names:
- Jayasimha (disambiguation)
- Jayalalitha
- Jayaram (born 1965)
- Satyameva Jayate
- Irian Jaya
- Jaya TV, a Tamil language satellite television channel
- Jakarta Regional Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya), the police force of Jakarta
- Jaya Group, Indonesian company founded by Ciputra