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Ananda may refer to:

Hinduism

• Ānanda (Hindu philosophy)
• Anandamaya kosha
• Ananda Tandava, a sacred dance of Hindu mythology

People

• Ananda, disciple of the Buddha
• Ananda (King of Anxi), member of Genghis Khan's family
• Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), Ceylonese metaphysician and art historian
• Ananda Everingham (born 1982), Thai actor and model
• Ananda Jacobs (born 1983), American actress, singer, model, producer, and composer
• Ananda Lewis (born 1973), American television personality
• Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946), the eighth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty
• Ananda Marchildon (born 1986), Canadian-Dutch model
• Ananda Mikola (born 1980), Indonesian racecar driver
• Ananda Shankar (1942-1999), Indian musician

Places

• Ananda, Ivory Coast, a town, commune, and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast
• Ananda College, a school in Sri Lanka
• Ananda Church of Self-Realization
• Ananda Temple, a Buddhist temple in Myanmar

Arts and media

• Ananda (album), a 2006 album by Paulina Rubio
• Ananda Marga, international spiritual and social movement started in India
• Ananda Tandavam (film), a 2008 Tamil film