A mandal is a local government area, similar to a tehsil, in parts of India. Mandal may also refer to:

People

Mandal (surname) Mandal ( sa, मण्डल, maṇḍala) also spelled Mondal, is a surname or title which is prevalent in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. The word "mandal" has various meanings depending upon the context, such as circle, orb, disc, ring, sphere, ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name

Places

India

* Mandal tehsil, Bhilwara district, Rajasthan *

Mandal taluka, Ahmedabad district Mandal is a taluka of Ahmedabad District, India. History Mandal is a historical town. When, in 1347, the Emperor Muhammad bin Tughluq came to restore order in Gujarat, the Rana of Mandal and Patri, helped him and was honoured with robes and re ...

, Gujarat ** Mandal, Gujarat * Mandal, Uttarakhand

Mongolia

* Mandal, Selenge

Norway

Mandal, Norway Mandal is a town in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. Mandal is the fourth largest town in Agder as well as the administrative centre of Lindesnes municipality. It is located at the mouth of the river Mandalselva at the southern e ...

, Lindesnes municipality, Agder county **

Mandal (municipality) Mandal () is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The municipality existed from 1964 until 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Mandal, Lindesnes, and Marnar ...

, a former municipality **

Mandal Airfield Mandal Airfield ( no, Mandal flyplass) was a military air base situated at Vestnes in Lindesnes municipality, Norway. It featured a wooden runway measuring . Built by the German Luftwaffe in 1940 after Nazi Germany occupied Norway, it remained in u ...

Mandalselva Mandalselva or Mandalsåni or Marna (English: Mandal River, non, Mǫrn) is a river in Agder county in Norway. The river has its origins in the mountains between Ose in Setesdal and the Upper Sirdal valley. The river flows south to its mouth at ...

('Mandal River'), a river

United States

* Mandahl, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Mandal

Other uses

Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal, popularly known as Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal or just ‘Mandal’, is an Indian institute providing resources and training for historical researchers. It is located at Pune in Maharashtra state. The institute wa ...

, commonly known as Mandal, a historical institute in India *

Mandal Commission The ''Mandal Commission'' or the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC), was established in India in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify the socially or educa ...

, a 1979 commission in India on affirmative action *Mandal, a lever or latch on a qanun musical instrument *Mandal, a dialect of Nyimang language *Mandal,

Rigveda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' ( ', from ' "praise" and ' "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts ('' śruti'') known as the Vedas. Only one ...

has 10 books or mandals,

Mandala 1 The first Mandala ("book") of the Rigveda has 191 hymns. Together with Mandala 10, it forms the latest part of the Rigveda. Its composition likely dates to the late vedic period (1000-500 BCE) or the Early Iron Age (around 1000 BCE). Contents Hymn ...

Mandala 10 The tenth mandala of the Rigveda has 191 hymns. Together with Mandala 1, it forms the latest part of the Rigveda, containing much mythological material, including the Purusha sukta (10.90) and the dialogue of Sarama with the Panis (10.108), and n ...