Nandi

Glossary

The vahana (mount) of the Hindu deity, Shiva, he is represented in the form of a white bull. In Hindu mythology, he is the chief attendant of Shiva. Within temples dedicated to Shiva, he appears as a sculpture of a seated bull, which faces the sanctum sanctorum. In the anthropomorphic form, he is known as Nandikesvara and is depicted with a bull’s head and a human body with four arms.

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Nandi%newline%The vahana (mount) of the Hindu deity, Shiva, he is represented in the form of a white bull. In Hindu mythology, he is the chief attendant of Shiva. Within temples dedicated to Shiva, he appears as a sculpture of a seated bull, which faces the sanctum sanctorum. In the anthropomorphic form, he is known as Nandikesvara and is depicted with a bull’s head and a human body with four arms.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Nandi”. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/nandi-2/
MLA	“Nandi.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/nandi-2/. Accessed 21, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Nandi. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/nandi-2/. (Accessed: 21, December, 2024)