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, 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 Kal-El Naga, is an Egyptian American actor, director and producer. He is recognized primarily for his work in Egypt and the Middle East, but has increasingly ventured into American and British film and television roles since 2006. He starte ...

(born 1966), Egyptian actor, director and producer *

Naga Munchetty Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah (born 25 February 1975), known professionally as Naga Munchetty, is an English television presenter, newsreader and journalist. She is a regular presenter on ''BBC Breakfast'', and hosts an 11am-2pm progra ...

(born 1975), English journalist and television presenter * (born 1983), Indonesian male singer known as Naga *

Naga Kiran Naga Kiran, from Somarpet, Kodagu, is an Indian actor in Kannada films as well as in Telugu and Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts o ...

(born 1983), Indian actor *

Alobo Naga Alobo Achümi (born 6 May 1984), known professionally as Alobo Naga, is an Indian singer and songwriter from Nagaland. He rose to fame with his debut album, ''Road of a Thousand Dreams''. He has hosted his talk show, ''The Alobo Naga Show,'' sin ...

(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) Naga (, birthname Nagarajan; 1963) is a director of Tamil films and TV shows from Tamil Nadu, India. He is known for directing the television series '' Marmadesam'' in the late 1990s. He made his debut as a film director in 2010 with '' Anandhap ...

, Indian television and film director

Places

India

Naga Hills The Naga Hills, reaching a height of around , lie prominently on the border of India and Myanmar. They are part of a complex mountain system, and the parts of the mountain ranges inside the States and territories of India, Indian states of Naga ...

, 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 was a district located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 11,590 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol ...

, a former district *

Naga District, Wakayama was a district located in Wakayama, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of ...

, a former district *

Naga, Wakayama was a town located in Naga District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,814 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. ...

, 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 The Naga River ( Central Bicol: ''Salog Naga'') is a river in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is an extension of the Bicol River The Bicol River is the eighth largest river in the Philippines in terms of drainage basin size with an estim ...

, a river

Other countries

* Kampung Naga, a hamlet in West Java, Indonesia * Naga Hills District or

Hkamti District Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes formerly Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma). Its administrative center is the town of Hkamti. Townships The District only contains one township - Hkamt ...

in Burma *

Naqa Naqa or Naga'a () is a ruined ancient city of the Kushite Kingdom of Meroë in modern-day Sudan. The ancient city lies about north-east of Khartoum, and about east of the Nile River located at approximately MGRS 36QWC290629877. Here smaller wa ...

(alternative spelling Naga), a ruined city and archaelogic site in Sudan

Arts and media

Fictional characters

Naga (Marvel Comics) Naga is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Naga was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Marie Severin and first appeared in '' Sub-Mariner'' #9 (January 1969). Fictional character biography N ...

, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe *

Naga the Serpent is a fictional character in the light novel, anime, manga, radio drama and game versions of Hajime Kanzaka's media franchise ''Slayers'', who was introduced in '' Dragon Magazine'' in 1990. She is also often known as Naga the White Serpent, which ...

, 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 is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 41st entry of Toei's long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. It aired from February 12, 2017 to February 4, 2018, replacing '' Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger'' and was replaced by '' Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS ...

'' * 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 Naga fireballs (; ), also known as ''bung fai phaya nak'' or "Mekong lights" and formerly "ghost lights", are a phenomenon said to be seen annually on the Mekong River. Glowing balls are alleged to naturally rise from the water high into the air. ...

, a phenomenon seen along the Mekong River * Razer Naga, a series of gaming mice by Razer *

NAGA (gene) Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''NAGA'' gene. NAGA encodes the lysosomal enzyme alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase, which cleaves alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminyl moieties from glycoconjugates In molec ...

, which encodes the enzyme alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase