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There was a sage named Shilada who underwent severe penance to have a boon - a child with immortality. The Sanskrit word 'Nandi' in English translates as Happy, Joyous or Happy Person.Another theory is the word Nandi is derived from Tamil word "Pandi" meaning bull.Ancient Tamils, considered the bull as a sign of masculinity and valor. The word “Nandi” is derived from the ancient Indian Language of Sanskrit. The doorways of pre-tenth-century North Indian temples are frequently flanked by images of Mahākāla and Nandi, and it is in this role of Shiva’s watchman that Nandi figures in Kālidāsa’s poem the Kumārasambhava.
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The name Nandi was earlier widely used instead for an anthropomorphic deity who was one of Shiva’s two door-keepers, the other being Mahākāla. The application of the name Nandi to the bull (Sanskrit: vṛṣabha) is in fact a development of recent centuries, as Gouriswar Bhattacharya has documented in an illustrated article entitled "Nandin and Vṛṣabha". There are also a number of temples dedicated solely to Nandi. Temples venerating Shiva display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine.
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In Hindu Religion, he is the chief guru of eighteen masters (18 Siddhar ) including Patanjali and Thirumular. Nandi ( Sanskrit : नन्दि, Tamil : நந்தி, Kannada : ನಂದಿ, Telugu : న౦ది, Odia : ନନ୍ଦି ) is the name for the bull which serves as the mount (Sanskrit: Vahana) of the god Shiva and as the gatekeeper of Shiva and Parvati. Nandi, made of sheet metal, at the Isha Yoga Center, Tamil Nadu