Naandi
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Naandi is an alternative name for Nandi, the sacred bull and devoted mount of the Hindu god Shiva.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythologicalBeing
ⓘ
sacredBull ⓘ vahana ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf | Nandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Puranas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ShaivaAgamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | bull ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
fertility
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ righteousness ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
NandiAbhishekam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NandiSeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
BrihadeeswararTempleThanjavur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LepakshiNandi NERFINISHED ⓘ NandiTempleChennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
NorthIndia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SouthIndia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | bull ⓘ |
| foundInTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardianOf |
Kailasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ShivaShrines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
hump
ⓘ
largeHorns ⓘ seatedPosture ⓘ whiteColor ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
adornedWithGarlands
ⓘ
bellAroundNeck ⓘ kneelingBeforeShiva ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
happy
ⓘ
joyful ⓘ |
| positionInTemples | facingShivaLingam ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
gatekeeperOfShiva
ⓘ
vehicleOfShiva ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
devotion
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ strength ⓘ virility ⓘ |
| worshipDay |
Monday
ⓘ
PradoshaVrata ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | devoteesWhisperPrayersInEar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.