Prajapati (disambiguation)
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Prajapati is a Vedic deity of Hinduism.
Prajapati may also refer to:
Religion
[edit]Hindu deities
[edit]- Agni, god of fire
- Daksha, god of ritual
- Brahma, god of creation
- Indra, king of the devas
- Vishvakarma, divine architect of the devas
Buddhism
[edit]- Mahapajapati Gotami, foster mother of The Buddha
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Prajapati Mishra (1898–1952), Indian politician
- Prajapati Trivedi (born 1953), Indian economist
Surname
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]- Projapoti (disambiguation)
- Painted bat, also known as "butterfly bat" (Projapoti Badur)