Karana may refer to: Karana, ancient Assyrian-Babylonian city state, modern day Tell al-Rimah Karrana, a village in Bahrain Karana (dance) are the 108 key transitions in classical Indian dance described in Natya Shastra Karana is a caste of Odisha state in India Karana (pancanga), one among the five co-ordinate members (pancanga) in the Indian system of astronomical calculations Karana (moth), a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae Kāraṇa, cause and effect in Advaita Vedanta Karana, colloquial term for Indians in Madagascar Karana, the main character in Scott O'Dell's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins, who is based on the historical Juana Maria Karana the Rainkeeper, the god of rain and storms in the EverQuest MMORPG