[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Nandi # Nandi This is an image of Nandi, the sacred bull-calf. In Sanskrit Nandi means ‘joyfulness’ or ‘blissfulness’ and refers to the emotions experienced by a devotee in the presence of Lord Shiva. Temples dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu lord of creation and destruction, are found throughout the Indian subcontinent. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1550–1650 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-73-1990](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-73-1990) · Pramāṇa