Talk:Nandi (Hinduism)

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Reorganisation

It was monolithic article and I split into sections. We still need to merge duplicate information a little more. I added a gaint lepakshi nandi picture. I also removed "the largest" claim, until we see the height of each nandi from some sources. I believe either Tanjore or Lepakshi is biggest, not the bangalore nandi. Mlpkr 13:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nandi or Nandin?

The bull's name is Nandin, according to the Sanskrit dictionary, not Nandi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.212.111.58 (talk) 23:24, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube link

The youtube video was posted which makes no contribution to the article.

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Born clad in diamonds

The source for this statement is not only dubious, it is arcane and not readily available, a book (vanity) published in 2009 that sells for over $200 only on Amazon, that cites no sources of its own other than recursive Hindu scripture. I have been unable to find any other references to support the statement. I suspect that the origin of this statement is closely linked to the semi-literal translation of the name "Śilāda" (शिलाद) being "[he who is a/the] stone-eater", as Śilāda is claimed in nearly every source to be the father of Nandi. Diamonds seem a natural extension of the properties of stones, erroneously being applied in deference to the more-celebrated offspring who is the vahana of Ganesha. Ore no unko desu ka? (talk) 12:34, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Indus Valley

I am removing this paragraph from History and legends section:

The worship of Shiva and Nandi can even be traced back to the Indus Valley civilization time-period. The famous 'Pasupati Seal' depicts a seated figure, which is usually identified as Shiva, and there were many bull-seals found in Mohenjo daro and Harappa, which led to conclusion of the researchers, that Nandi worship has been a long standing tradition for many thousands of years.^[1]

There is literally no connection with the Pashupati imagery of IVC and bulls. Not a single seated Yogic-figure seal from Harappan sites have bulls accompanying it. The most famous Pashupati Seal itself doesn’t contain a bull (domestic animals pictured in that seal are buffalo and and goat; not bull). Also the source cited is a random book and not scholarly source therefore not reliable source. Just because anyone can edit wiki doesn’t mean any book can be used as source. ChandlerMinh (talk) 13:44, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ R. C. Dogra, Urmila Dogra (2004). Let's Know Hinduism: The Oldest Religion of Infinite Adaptability and Diversity. Star Publications. ISBN 9788176500562.

[1] R. C. Dogra, Urmila Dogra (2004). Let's Know Hinduism: The Oldest Religion of Infinite Adaptability and Diversity. Star Publications. ISBN 9788176500562.

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