For the author of the Malgudi novels, see R. K. Narayan.

For the Indian activist and politician, see Jayaprakash Narayan.

Narayan municipality in Nepal (Dailekh), see list of cities in Nepal

For the Indian guru, see Narayan Maharaj.

For the Indian kathak dancer, see Shovana Narayan.

For the Indian artist, see Badri Narayan.

For the common Indian name signifying Vishnu, see Narayana.

For the age of Narayan in the Myst franchise, see Ages of Myst III: Exile.

Narayan is the title of a song by The Prodigy on their album The Fat of the Land

Narayan is a lead character, played by John Abraham, in the 2005 Deepa Mehta film Water.