Prajapati (disambiguation)
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Prajapati is a Vedic deity of Hinduism.
Prajapati may also refer to:
Deities
- Agni, god of fire
- Daksha, god of ritual
- Brahma, god of creation
- Indra, king of the devas
- Vishvakarma, divine architect of the devas
Arts and entertainment
- Prajapati (novel), a 1967 Bengali novel by Samaresh Basu
- Prajapati (film), a 1993 Bengali film directed by Biplab Chatterjee based on the novel
- Prajapathi, a 2006 Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Ranjith
People
- 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
- Prajapati Mishra (1898–1952), Indian politician
- Prajapati Trivedi (born 1953), Indian economist
- Prajapati Gautami, foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt of the Buddha
Surname
- 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
- Prajapati Halt railway station, a railway station in Bihar
- Daksh Prajapati temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva
See also
- Projapoti (disambiguation)
- Painted bat, also known as "butterfly bat" (Projapoti Badur)