Jaya

Jaya may refer to:

Jaya Mathur Indian Tv actress

Jaya, the core portion of the Mahabharata
Jaya-Kumari, the door-keepers of Vaikuntha, the realm of the god Vishnu in Hindu mythology
Sanskrit masculine word meaning victorious. The feminine version is Jayi.

As a given name

Jaya Bachchan (born 1948), Indian actress
Jayalalithaa (born 1951), Indian actress and politician
Jayamalini (born 1958), Indian actress
Jaya Prada (born 1962), Indian actress
Jaya Seal, Indian actress
Jayasudha (born 1958), Indian actress
Jayakatwang (died 1293), Javanese king killed during the Mongol invasion of Java
Jaya (singer) (born 1971), Filipina pop singer with Afro-Caribbean ancestry
Jaya Guhanathan, Indian actress

In popular culture

Jaya (film), an Indian Tamil film released in 2002

Sanskrit-derived place names

Malaysia

Indonesia

Jayapura
Puncak Jaya, the country’s highest mountain
Jakarta, comes from the name: Jayakarta which means "victorious city".
Bintaro Jaya, a real-estate in the outskirts of Jakarta

Fictional places

an island in Oda Eiichiro's manga and anime series One Piece

Characters

Jaya, a character in Avatar: The Legend of Korra that lived during Avatar Wan's time
Jaya Ballard, a character from the Magic: The Gathering card game
Jaya, a character from the book The Iron Ring

In science

Aspidoparia jaya, a fish from the genus Aspidoparia that is native to India and Bangladesh
Jaya, a genus of antlions

Music

Albums

Jaya (album), a 1989 album by Jaya
Jaya (Philippine Release), a 1996 album by Jaya

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