Narayan or Narayana may refer to: People Narayan (name), a common Indian name (including a list of persons with this and related names) Narayan (actor), an Indian film actor Narayan (writer), Indian writer Narayana Pandit, Indian mathematician Media and entertainment Narayan, a song by The Prodigy on their album The Fat of the Land Narayan, age in the video game Myst III: Exile Narayan, lead character of the 2005 film Water Religion Narayana, a major Vedic god another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, who is claimed to reside in Bhavsagar on a gigantic five headed snake named Sheshnaag. Narayan is also used in the following pairs: Nara-Narayana means human and god Lakshmi Narayan means Narayan and his wife, the goddess Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) Other uses Narayan, Nepal in the Dailekh District See also Narayana sukta, a hymn of the Yajurveda Changu Narayan Narai, a king of Ayutthaya who was named after Narayana