Nandi may refer to:
People
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Nandy (surname) Nandy or Nandi is an Indian surname (meaning pleasing, from Sanskrit ānand) which is particularly found in West Bengal. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abhilasha Gupta Nandi, Indian politician
* Amitava Nandy (born 1943), Indian poli ...
, Indian surname
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Nandi (mother of Shaka)
Nandi Bhebhe (c. 1760 – October 10, 1827) was a daughter of Bhebhe, a past Elangeni chief and the mother of Shaka kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulus.
Birth
Queen Nandi Mohlatsane Bhebhe was born in Melmoth in 1760. Her father was Thabang Moh ...
(1760–1827), daughter of Bhebe of the Langeni tribe
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Onandi Lowe
Onandi Lowe (born 2 December 1974), also known as Nandi, is a Jamaican former international footballer who played in every outfield position, but was best known as a prolific forward. He spent some of his career in the top flight Jamaica Nation ...
(born 1974), Jamaican footballer nicknamed Nandi
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Nandi Bushell
Nandi Lily Bushell (; born 28 April 2010) is a South African-born British musician, singer, songwriter, and social media personality. She became known for her drumming skill by posting cover versions of popular rock songs to her YouTube and Inst ...
(born 2010), South African-British drummer and musician
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Nandi Madida
Nandi Madida née Mngoma (born 20 March 1988) is a South African singer, actress, model and television presenter. Born and raised in Maphumulo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, She rose to stardom after she was featured by DJ Franky as a vocalist ...
(born 1988), South African actress, musician and TV personality
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Nandi Rose Plunkett
Half Waif is the stage name of American musician Nandi Rose.
Early life
Rose was born to an Indian mother from Uganda. She grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Her parents divorced when she was a child. Rose began writing music when she was a ...
, Indian-American musician
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Nandi Thimmana
Nandi Thimmana (15th and 16th centuries CE) was a Telugu poet and one of the ''Astadiggajas'' (literally eight elephants) in the court of the king Krishnadevaraya. He is often called Mukku Thimmana (Thimmana of the nose) after his celebrated poe ...
, 16th-century Indian poet
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Nandivarman II (718–796) Pallava ruler in India
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Nandivarman III (r. 846–869), Pallava ruler in India
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Nandi Yellaiah (1942–2020), Indian politician
Places
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Nandi, Belgaum
Nandi is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. ...
, Karnataka, India
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Nandi, Queensland
Nandi is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nandi had a population of 108 people.
Geography
The Glenmorgan railway line passes from the north-east ( Dalby) to the north-west ( Ducklo) of the locality. The l ...
, Australia
* The old spelling for
Nadi
Nadi (pronounced ) is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. A 2012 estimate showed that the population had ...
, Fiji
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Nandi Bagan
Nandy Bagan or Nandi Bagan is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the Indian city of Kolkata in West Bengal. It is a residential area surrounded with Kasba, Haltu, Garfa, Jadavpur, Babu Bagan, Dhakuria, Naskarpara, Shahid Nagar, Bosepukur and S ...
, neighbourhood in Kolkata in West Bengal, India
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Nandi County (formerly Nandi District), Kenya
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Nandi Firozpur
Nandi Firozpur or Nandi Ferozepur is a village of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is approximately ten kilometers from Saharanpur.
Religious sites
In this village, there are mostly temples and a big mosque
A mosque (; from ...
, village in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Nandi Hills, India
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Nandi Hills, Kenya
Nandi Hills is a town in Nandi County, Kenya and also forms a constituency by itself. The name also refers to the general area of Nandi County, where the urban settlement is located.
Location
Nandi Hills is located in a highland area of lush gr ...
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Nandi Temple (disambiguation)
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Nandi Temple, Khajuraho India
The Nandi temple is a Hindu temple located in Khajuraho city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to Nandi, the bull which serves as the mount (vāhana) of Shiva, in Hindu epic. As a common architecture trend, temples of Shiva (and Parvat ...
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Nandi Wanaparthy, Ranga Reddy district
Nandiwanaparthy or Nandi Wanaparthy is a village in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, India. It falls under Yacharam mandal. There are three old temples in this village, a popular Nandi temple, the Siddeshwara Temple, and the Shiva
Sh ...
, village in Telangana, India
*Nandi, village in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, India
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Arunachaleswara Temple, Nandi
Bhoganandiswara Temple and Arunachaleswara Temple are a twin Hindu temples complex located in Nandi village in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, India. Ornate, beautifully carved and dedicated to Shiva, they have been variously dated betwee ...
Other
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Nāndi
Nāndi is a Nizari Isma'ili ceremony during which food offered to the Imām-e Zamān is sold off at auction to people attending the Jamatkhana (the Ismaili place of worship). The money obtained through the sale of Nāndi is sent to the Imām by a ...
, an offering of food in Khoja ritual
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Nandi (mythology)
Nandi ( sa, नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshwara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone-images of a seated Nandi, ge ...
, the white bull on which Lord Shiva rides
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Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
, film awards given to Tollywood personalities and films
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Nandi languages
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Nandi people
The Nandi are part of the Kalenjin, a Nilotic tribe living in East Africa. The Nandi ethnic group live with close association and relation with the Kipsigis tribe. They traditionally have lived and still form the majority in the highland areas ...
, an ethnic group from East Africa
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Maha Nandi
''Mahanandi'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, directed by V. Samudra, starring Sumanth, Anushka Shetty and Srihari in the Lead. The movie was released on 3 December 2005. It was a moderate success at the box office. It was ...
'', 2005 Indian film
See also
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Nandi language (disambiguation) Nandi may be:
* Naandi language of Kenya, a Nilotic language also known as Cemual
*One of the other Nandi languages
*Nande language
Nande, also known as ''(Oru)Ndandi'' and Yira, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Cong ...
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Naandi (disambiguation) Naandi may refer to:
* ''Naandi'' (film), 1964 Kannada-language film
* '' Naandri, Meendum Varuga'', a Tamil language film
* Naandi language, a Kalenjin language Kalenjin may refer to:
* Kalenjin people of Kenya
** keiyo people
** Kipsigis pe ...
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Nandhi (disambiguation) Nandhi may refer to:
* Nandi (mythology)
Nandi ( sa, नन्दि), also known as Nandikeshwara or Nandideva, is the bull vahana of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples d ...
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Nandy (disambiguation)
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