Naga or NAGA may refer to:

Mythology

  • Nāga, 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, 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 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) (born 1959), Indian film actor
  • Kal Naga (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 (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

India

  • Naga Hills, a group of hills on the India-Myanmar border
  • Nagaland, a state in eastern India

Japan

  • Naga District, Mie, a former district
  • Naga District, Wakayama, a former district
  • Naga, Wakayama, a town

Philippines

  • Naga, Camarines Sur, an independent component city
  • Naga, Cebu, a component city
  • Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay, a municipality
  • Naga River, a river

Other countries

  • Kampung Naga, a hamlet in West Java, Indonesia
  • Naga Hills District or Hkamti District in Burma
  • 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 first season of the 2007 anime series Bakugan Battle Brawlers
  • Naga (The Legend of Korra), a female polar bear-dog in The Legend of Korra
  • Naga, a divine dragon goddess in the Fire Emblem franchise
  • Naga Ray, a character in the 2017 television series Uchu Sentai Kyuranger

Other fictional elements

  • Naga (Dungeons & Dragons), various snake-like humanoid creatures in Dungeons & Dragons
  • Naga, a race of Rokugan in the Legend of the Five Rings 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
  • Gamma Hydrae, a binary star system with the primary having the modern name Naga

See also

  • Naga City (disambiguation)
  • Nagi (disambiguation)
  • Nagar (disambiguation)
  • Nagas (disambiguation)
  • Naagam (disambiguation)
  • Nagamma (disambiguation)
  • Nagin (disambiguation)
  • Nagini (disambiguation)
  • Nagaraja (disambiguation)
  • Nagarjuna (disambiguation)
  • Chothe Naga (disambiguation)
  • Liangmai Naga (disambiguation)
  • Monsang Naga (disambiguation)
  • Thangal Naga (disambiguation)