Nandinagari

Nandinagari is a form of Devanagari used to write the Marathi language, which is primarily spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is also used to write other languages spoken in Maharashtra, such as Konkani and Sindhi. Nandinagari is thought to have been developed in the 13th century by a king named Nanda, who ruled over a small kingdom in present-day Maharashtra. Nanda is said to have been a great patron of the arts, and he is credited with commissioning many Hindu temples and Sanskrit texts. The Nandinagari script is very similar to Devanagari, but there are some notable differences. For example, Nandinagari uses a different character to represent the sound of "ng" (as in the English word "sing"). Nandinagari is not used as widely as Devanagari, but it is still used by some scholars and priests when writing Sanskrit texts. It is also used by some people when writing Marathi, Konkani, and Sindhi.