Naga or NAGA may refer to:

Mythology

Nāga In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas () are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. ...

, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions ** Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong River ** Naga, another name for Bakunawa, an unrelated sea serpent deity in Filipino mythology * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata''

Clans and ethnic groups

Naga people Nagas are various Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar. The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian state of Nagaland ...

, an ethnic group of northeast India and northwest Burma * Nagas of Padmavati, a royal dynasty of the 3–4 centuries AD *

Naga Rajputs Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

, a group of Rajput clans * Naga people (Lanka), an ancient tribe of Sri Lanka * Naga Sadhus, Hindu ascetics of the Himalayas

Hot peppers

* Naga Morich *

Bhut jolokia The ghost pepper, also known as ''bhut jolokia'' ( or 'Ghost pepper' in Assamese language, Assamese), is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India. It is a hybrid of ''Capsicum chinense'' and ''Capsicum frutescens''. In ...

* Naga Viper pepper

Organizations

* NAGA Group, a German company * Naga Regiment, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army * North American Guqin Association * National African American Gun Association * Native American Guardians Association

People

* Prince Naga (c. 8th century), Japanese prince * Tarek Naga (born 1953), Egyptian architect *

Nagarjuna (actor) Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (; born 29 August 1959) is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur, and television presenter known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema, as well as in a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. He ha ...

(born 1959), Indian film actor * Kal Naga (born 1966), Egyptian actor, director and producer * Naga Munchetty (born 1975), English journalist and television presenter * (born 1983), Indonesian male singer known as Naga * Naga Kiran (born 1983), Indian actor * Alobo Naga (born 1984), Indian singer and songwriter *

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (; born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. Chaitanya is a recipient of several accolades including one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South and one Nandi Award for his work. Born in ...

(born 1986), Indian film actor * Naga (director), Indian television and film director

Places

India

* Naga Hills, a group of hills on the India-Myanmar border *

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

, a state in eastern India

Japan

* Naga District, Mie, a former district * Naga District, Wakayama, a former district * Naga, Wakayama, a town

Philippines

Naga, Camarines Sur Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol language, Central Bikol: ''Siyudad nin Naga''; Rinconada Bikol language, Rinconada Bikol: ''Siyudad ka Naga''; ; ), or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is an Cities of the Philippines#Legal classificat ...

, an independent component city *

Naga, Cebu Naga, officially the City of Naga (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,184 peopl ...

, a component city * Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay, a municipality * Naga River, a river

Other countries

* Kampung Naga, a hamlet in West Java, Indonesia * Naga Hills District or Hkamti District in Burma * Naqa (alternative spelling Naga), a ruined city and archaelogic site in Sudan

Arts and media

Fictional characters

* Naga (Marvel Comics), a supervillain in the Marvel Universe * Naga the Serpent, a character in the ''Slayers'' media franchise * Naga, a character in the video game and anime series ''Monster Rancher'' * Naga Sadow, a

Sith The Sith are the main antagonists in the fictional universe of the ''Star Wars'' franchise. They are the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi. The Sith Order is depicted as an ancient cult of warriors who draw strength from the dark sid ...

Lord in the ''Star Wars Expanded Universe'' * Naga, the primary antagonist of the anime television series, ''

Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nelvana Animation and TMS Entertainment under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the "battle brawlers" who possess the ...

'' * Naga (''The Legend of Korra''), a female polar bear-dog character and Avatar Korra's faithful animal guide in ''The Legend of Korra'' * Nagi, the reincarnation of Naga from '' Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon'' and ''Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~'' * Naga Ray, a character from '' Uchu Sentai Kyuranger'' * Naga, an operator in the video game '' Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War''.

Other fictional elements

* Naga (''Dungeons & Dragons''), various creatures * Naga, a race of Rokugan in the Legend of the Five Rings fictional setting * Naga (''Warcraft''), an amphibious race in the ''Warcraft'' series * Naga, a battlecruiser-sized ship class in '' Eve Online'' * Naga, a race of cryptids in ''

The Secret Saturdays ''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens and produced by PorchLight Entertainment for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows ...

'' * The Naga Empire, an antagonistic faction in the 2015 action-adventure video game '' Rodea the Sky Soldier''

Other uses in arts and media

* '' Naaga'', a 2003 Indian film * ''Naga'' (album), a 2018 studio album by B.o.B

Other uses

Naga languages The Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of Tibeto-Burman, spoken mostly by Naga peoples. Konyak languages, Northern Naga languages do not fall within the group, in spite of being spoken by Naga groups; instead, these form part ...

, spoken in northeastern India and Myanmar * Naga Bikol, the variant of the Bikol languages spoken in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines * Naga fireball, a phenomenon seen along the Mekong River * Razer Naga, a series of gaming mice by Razer * NAGA (gene), which encodes the enzyme alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase