Naga or NAGA may refer to:

Mythology

Nāga The Nagas (IAST: ''nāga''; Devanāgarī: नाग) 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 *

Naga Kingdom The Naga Kingdom is the territory of a hardy and warlike tribe called Nagas. They were also considered one of the supernatural races like the Kinnaras. Etymology The word ''Naga'' in the Sanskrit language means ''snake'' or ''serpent''. It se ...

, 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 Nagas are various 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 states of Nagaland and Manipur and Naga Self-Administere ...

, an ethnic group of northeast India and northwest Burma *

Nagas of Padmavati The Naga ( IAST: Nāga) dynasty ruled parts of north-central India during the 3rd and the 4th centuries, after the decline of the Kushan Empire and before the rise of the Gupta Empire. Its capital was located at Padmavati, which is identified w ...

, a royal dynasty of the 3–4 centuries AD *

Naga Rajputs Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

, a group of Rajput clans *

Naga people (Lanka) The Naga people are believed by some to be an ancient tribe who once inhabited Sri Lanka and various parts of Southern India. There are references to Nagas in several ancient texts such as Mahavamsa, Manimekalai, Mahabharata and also in other S ...

, an ancient tribe of Sri Lanka *

Naga Sadhus 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 Ri ...

, Hindu ascetics of the Himalayas

Hot peppers

Naga Morich The Naga Morich, (also known as Naga Moriç in Sylheti) is a chili pepper grown in Northeast India and Bangladesh. There is no consensus on whether this is synonymous with the Bhut Jolokia, or a different variety. It is also one of the hottest k ...

Bhut jolokia The ghost pepper, also known as ''bhut jolokia'' (which literally means 'Bhutan pepper' in Assamese), is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in Northeast India. It is a hybrid of ''Capsicum chinense'' and ''Capsicum frutescens''. ...

Naga Viper pepper The Naga Viper pepper is a hot chili pepper. In 2011, it was recorded as the "World's Hottest Chili" by the ''Guinness World Records'' with a rating of 1,382,118 Scoville heat units (SHU), but was surpassed in SHU by the current world record ho ...

Organizations

Naga Regiment The Naga Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is among the youngest regiments of the Indian Army - the first battalion was raised in Ranikhet, Kumaon in 1970. The regiment recruits mainly from Nagaland, in northeast India. Hi ...

, an infantry regiment of the Indian Army * North American Grappling Association *

North American Guqin Association The North American Guqin Association (; often abbreviated to NAGA) is a guqin society based in the State of California, in the United States, which serves ''guqin'' players on the West Coast of the United States. Of the three major qin societies o ...

National African American Gun Association The National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) is an organization that promotes gun rights among African-Americans in the United States. It has over 45,000 members, more than 75 chapters in the United States, and has grown significantly i ...

People

Prince Naga Prince Naga (; d. 9 July 715) was a Japanese prince. He was the son of Emperor Tenmu and Princess Ōe, daughter of Emperor Tenji. His sibling#Full sibling, full brother was Prince Yuge. Career In the seventh year of Emperor Jito's rule (693) ...

(c. 8th century), Japanese prince *

Tarek Naga Tarek Naga (born June 24, 1953) is an Egyptian architect. Early life Tarek Naga was born in 1953 in Cairo, Egypt. He is the elder brother of Egyptian actor and film maker Khaled Abol Naga. He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from Ain Shams Uni ...

(born 1953), Egyptian architect *

Nagarjuna (actor) Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (born 29 August 1959), known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language fi ...

(born 1959), Indian film actor *

Kal Naga Khaled Muhammad Samy Abol Naga ( ar, خالد سامي أبو النجا; born November 2, 1966), credited as Khaled Abol Naga ( ar, خالد أبو النجا) and by the mononym Kal Naga, is an Egyptian actor, director and producer. He is r ...

(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 Naga Kiran, from Somarpet, Kodagu, is an Indian actor in Kannada films. He has also acted in Telugu and Tamil movies. Nagakiran started with modelling under ace model trainer Prasad Bidapa. After moving on to acting, he started taking roles ...

(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,'' sinc ...

(born 1984), Indian singer and songwriter *

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with '' Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). ...

(born 1986), Indian film actor *

Naga (director) Naga ( ta, நாகா, birthname: Nagarajan) is a director of Tamil films and TV Shows from Tamil Nadu, India. He is especially acclaimed for directing the hit television series '' Marmadesam'' series in the late 1990s. He made his debut as a f ...

, Indian television and film director

Places

Kampung Naga Kampung Naga (Sundanese language, Sundanese: ) is a traditional Sundanese people, Sundanese hamlet (place), hamlet located in the Neglasari Village area of Salawu district in Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. ''Kampung Naga'' is ...

, West Java, Indonesia *

Naga, Camarines Sur Naga, officially the City of Naga (Central Bikol: ''Siyudad nin Naga''; Rinconada Bikol: ''Syudad ka Naga''; fil, Lungsod ng Naga) or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is a 1st class independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines ...

, Philippines *

Naga, Cebu Naga, officially the City of Naga ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Naga; fil, Lungsod ng Naga), is a 5th class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,184 people. Naga City is bordered t ...

, Philippines *

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 of 106.33 persons per km2. The total area was 109.00 km2. Towns and villages The district had only one town left ...

, Japan *

Naga District, Wakayama was a district located in Wakayama, Japan. There was only one town left within the district before the dissolution: * Iwade History *On November 11, 2005 - the towns of Kishigawa, Kokawa, Momoyama, Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythol ...

, Japan * Naga Hills on the India-Myanmar border * Naga Hills District or

Hkamti District Hkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti. Townships The district consists of the two townships ...

in Burma *

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern 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 Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

in Asia * Naga, Wakayama, a town in Japan *

Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay Naga, officially the Municipality of Naga ( ceb, Lungsod sa Naga; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Naga''; tl, Bayan ng Naga), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a pop ...

, 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) 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 Na ...

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

Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese anime adventure television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Limited under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the "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 is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 41st entry of Toei's long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following ''Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger''. The show premiered on February 12, 2017, joining ''Kamen Rider Ex-Aid'' and later ''Kamen Rider Build' ...

'' * 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 ''Eve Online'' (stylised ''EVE Online'') is a space-based, persistent world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by CCP Games. Players of ''Eve Online'' can participate in a number of in-game profes ...

'' * Naga, a race of cryptids in ''

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

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

Other uses in arts and media

* ''

Naaga ''Naaga'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language political action film starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Sadaf, Jennifer Kotwal and Raghuvaran in main roles. The film is directed by D.K Suresh. The film was released on 10 January 2003. The film's ...

'', 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 languages under the Kuki-Chin-Naga languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples. Northern Naga languages do not fall within the group, in spite of being spoken by Naga groups; instead, th ...

, spoken in northeastern India and Myanmar *

Naga Bikol The Bikol languages or Bicolano languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly in the Bicol Peninsula in the island of Luzon, the neighboring island province of Catanduanes and the island of Burias in Masbate. Internal ...

, the variant of the Bikol languages spoken in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines *

Naga fireball Naga fireballs ( th, บั้งไฟพญานาค; ), 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 natura ...

, a phenomenon seen along the Mekong River *

Razer Naga The Razer Naga is a series of computer mouse, gaming mice released by Razer Inc. designed specifically for massively multiplayer online (MMO) and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games like Dota 2 and League of Legends. The name is belie ...

, a series of gaming mice by Razer * NAGA (gene), which encodes the enzyme alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase