Naga

Naga or NAGA may refer to:

Mythology

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

Clans and ethnic groups

• Naga people, 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
• Naga Viper pepper

Organizations

• Naga Regiment, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army
• North American Grappling Association
• North American Guqin Association
• National African American Gun Association

People

• Prince Naga (c. 8th century), Japanese prince
• Tarek Naga (born 1953), Egyptian architect
• Nagarjuna (actor) (born 1959), Indian film actor
• Kal Naga (born 1966), Egyptian actor, director and producer
• Naga Munchetty (born 1975), English journalist and television presenter
• Indra Perdana Sinaga (born 1983), Indonesian male singer known as Naga
• Naga Kiran (born 1983), Indian actor
• Alobo Naga (born 1984), Indian singer and songwriter
• Naga Chaitanya (born 1986), Indian film actor
• Naga (director), Indian television and film director

Places

• Kampung Naga, West Java, Indonesia
• Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
• Naga, Cebu, Philippines
• Naga District, Mie, Japan
• Naga District, Wakayama, Japan
• Naga Hills on the India-Myanmar border
• Naga Hills District or Hkamti District in Burma
• Nagaland in Asia
• Naga, Wakayama, a town in Japan
• Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
• Naga River, river in Philippines
• 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 Lord in the Star Wars Expanded Universe
• Naga, the primary antagonist of the anime television series, Bakugan Battle Brawlers
• 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 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, 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

See also

• Naga City (disambiguation)
• Nagar (disambiguation)
• Nagas (disambiguation)
• Nagamma (disambiguation)
• Nagin (disambiguation)
• Nagini (disambiguation)