Nandi

E111278

Hindu deity mythological bull vehicle of a deity

Nandi is the sacred bull and devoted gatekeeper of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as a symbol of strength, righteousness, and dharma.

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All labels observed (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity ⓘ mythological bull ⓘ vehicle of a deity ⓘ
associatedConcept	guru principle ⓘ meditation ⓘ yoga ⓘ
associatedWith	Ganesha ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ Goddess Gauri ⓘ surface form: Parvati Shiva ⓘ
consort	Suyasha ⓘ
cultCenter	Karnataka ⓘ South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ
depictedAs	bull ⓘ seated bull facing Shiva linga ⓘ
epithet	Nandideva ⓘ Nandikeshvara ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
guardianOf	Kailasa ⓘ Shiva temples ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	adorned with bells and ornaments ⓘ large hump ⓘ
mountOf	Shiva ⓘ
positionInTemple	facing the Shiva linga ⓘ in front of the main shrine ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ritualRole	receiver of devotees’ prayers to Shiva ⓘ
role	gatekeeper of Shiva ⓘ vahana of Shiva ⓘ
scriptureMention	Puranas ⓘ Shiva Purana ⓘ Skanda Purana ⓘ
symbolizes	devotion ⓘ dharma ⓘ fertility ⓘ patience ⓘ righteousness ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ strength ⓘ truth ⓘ virility ⓘ
worshippedAs	embodiment of dharma ⓘ
worshippedBy	Shaivism ⓘ surface form: Shaivites
worshipPlace	Brihadeeswarar Temple ⓘ Kashi Vishwanath Temple ⓘ Shaivite temples ⓘ South Indian temples ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiva → mount → Nandi ⓘ

Shiva → vehicle → Nandi ⓘ

Shaivism → venerates → Nandi ⓘ

Pradosha vrata → associatedWith → Nandi ⓘ

Shiva Purana → associatedDeity → Nandi ⓘ

Nandi Awards → namedAfter → Nandi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nandi (bull)

Nandi Awards → symbol → Nandi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nandi bull

Kailasa → associatedWith → Nandi ⓘ

Bholenath → associatedVehicle → Nandi ⓘ

Vasudeva I → coinageFeature → Nandi ⓘ

this entity surface form: bull Nandi