Prajapati (disambiguation)

Prajapati is a Vedic deity of Hinduism.

Prajapati may also refer to:

Hindu deities

 * Agni, god of fire
 * Daksha, god of ritual
 * Brahma, god of creation
 * Indra, king of the devas
 * Vishvakarma, divine architect of the devas

Buddhism

 * Mahapajapati Gotami, foster mother of The Buddha

Arts and entertainment

 * 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

 * 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

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, 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