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Character Name

Rudra

Meaning — From Sanskrit, meaning "the roarer" or "the howler" — one of the most ancient Vedic deities, a storm god associated with the destructive and healing power of the tempest. Rudra is also a name for Shiva in his fierce aspect.·Sanskrit origin·Male·ROOD-rah

Rudra Rudra is one of the most charged names in the Sanskrit tradition, yoking destruction and healing in a single figure. Characters bearing this name tend toward intensity and volatility — forces of nature rather than social beings, who carry within them the capacity for both catastrophic rage and profound mercy.

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Rudra SharmaRudra IyerRudra NairRudra RaoRudra Trivedi

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