‘Abode of Nandi’ [Nandalluru] City/District, Andhra Pradesh
From Nandi or Skt: nandā/nanda, ‘prosperity’, ‘happiness’; and ālaya, ‘abode’, ‘house’.
Nandi is the sacred bull and vehicle of Siva.
Nandyal is surrounded by nine Siva temples (Nava Nandi): Garudanandi, Krishnanandi/Vishnunandi, Mahanandi, Naganandi, Prathamanandi, Shivanandi, Somanandi, Suryanandi and Vinayakanandi.
There is even a Nandi idol at the nearby Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple that has a large Nandi statue idol that appears to grow at the rate of of one inch ever 20 years.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Andhra Pradesh place names.
