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<p>The <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei language</a> (<i>officially called <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri language">Manipuri language</a></i>) speaking people, the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/majority" class="extiw" title="wikt:majority">predominant ethnic group</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kangleipak" title="Kangleipak">Kangleipak</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a> for '<a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipur</a>'), has distinct art and culture. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Folklore,_mythology_and_religion"><span id="Folklore.2C_mythology_and_religion"></span>Folklore, mythology and religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Folklore, mythology and religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Meitei_folklore" title="Meitei folklore">Meitei folklore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meitei_mythology" title="Meitei mythology">Meitei mythology</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Meitei_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei religion">Meitei religion</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg/300px-AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg/450px-AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg/600px-AMA_Symbol_of_Meetei_Sanamahism.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3543" data-file-height="3543" /></a><figcaption>The symbol of <a href="/wiki/Sanamahism" title="Sanamahism">Sanamahism</a> (traditional <a href="/wiki/Meitei_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei religion">Meitei religion</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Sanamahism" title="Sanamahism">Sanamahism</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a>: <span lang="mni">ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Meitei-language romanization"><i lang="mni-Latn">Sanamahi Laining</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'<a href="/wiki/Sanamahi_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanamahi religion">Sanamahi religion</a>') or Meiteism (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a>: <span lang="mni">ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Meitei-language romanization"><i lang="mni-Latn">Meitei Laining</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'<a href="/wiki/Meitei_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei religion">Meitei religion</a>') or Lainingthouism (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a>: <span lang="mni">ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Meitei-language romanization"><i lang="mni-Latn">Lainingthou Laining</i></span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'faith of <a href="/wiki/God-king" class="mw-redirect" title="God-king">God-king</a>') is an <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_religion" title="Ethnic religion">ethnic religion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Meitei_people" title="Meitei people">Meitei people</a>. It is a <a href="/wiki/Polytheistic_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Polytheistic religion">polytheistic religion</a> and is named after God <a href="/wiki/Lainingthou_Sanamahi" title="Lainingthou Sanamahi">Lainingthou Sanamahi</a>, one of the most important deities of the Meitei faith. </p><p>On 5th of August 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Manipur_State_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipur State Legislative Assembly">Manipur State Legislative Assembly</a> had a resolution to record the <a href="/wiki/Sanamahi_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanamahi religion">Sanamahi religion</a> in the census data with a separate unique code as an officially recognised minority <a href="/wiki/Religion_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Religion of India">religion of India</a>. In the past, on 31st of July 2002 and on 1st of August 2003, the <a href="/wiki/Manipur_State_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipur State Legislative Assembly">Manipur State Legislative Assembly</a> had adopted other similar resolutions to have a unique separate code for the religion but remain unsuccessful due to the lack of approval from the <a href="/wiki/Central_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Government of India">Central Government of India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family_structure_and_marriage">Family structure and marriage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Family structure and marriage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Festivals">Festivals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imoinu_Iratpa" title="Imoinu Iratpa">Imoinu Iratpa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Emoinu_Eratpa" class="mw-redirect" title="Emoinu Eratpa">Emoinu Eratpa</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heikru_Hidongba" title="Heikru Hidongba">Heikru Hidongba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwaak_Taanba" title="Kwaak Taanba">Kwaak Taanba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mera_Chaorel_Houba" title="Mera Chaorel Houba">Mera Chaorel Houba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mera_Hou_Chongba" title="Mera Hou Chongba">Mera Hou Chongba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ningol_Chakouba" class="mw-redirect" title="Ningol Chakouba">Ningol Chakouba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panthoibi_Iratpa" title="Panthoibi Iratpa">Panthoibi Iratpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajibu_Nongma_Panba" title="Sajibu Nongma Panba">Sajibu Nongma Panba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanamahi_Ahong_Khong_Chingba" title="Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba">Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yaosang" title="Yaosang">Yaosang</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cuisine">Cuisine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cuisine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Meitei_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei cuisine">Meitei cuisine</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eromba" title="Eromba">Eromba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hentak" title="Hentak">Hentak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singju" title="Singju">Singju</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Language_and_literature">Language and literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Language and literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei language</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meitei_literature" title="Meitei literature">Meitei literature</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg/300px-Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg/450px-Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg/600px-Meitei_language_written_in_Meitei_script.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="48" /></a><figcaption><i>"<a href="/wiki/Meitei_Lon" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei Lon">Meitei Lon</a>"</i>, literally meaning "<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei language</a>", written in <a href="/wiki/Meitei_script" title="Meitei script">Meitei script</a> (<a href="/wiki/Manipuri_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri script">Manipuri script</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei language</a> (<i>officially called <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri language">Manipuri language</a></i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Sino-Tibetan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sino-Tibetan">Sino-Tibetan</a> language of <a href="/wiki/Tibeto-Burman" class="mw-redirect" title="Tibeto-Burman">Tibeto-Burman</a> linguistic branch. It is the <a href="/wiki/Lingua_franca" title="Lingua franca">lingua franca</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Official_language" title="Official language">official language</a> of <a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipur</a> state of <a href="/wiki/Northeast_India" title="Northeast India">Northeast India</a> and one of the <a href="/wiki/22_official_languages_of_the_Indian_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="22 official languages of the Indian Republic">22 official languages of the Indian Republic</a>. Historically, it was the court language of the <a href="/wiki/Manipur_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipur Kingdom">Manipur Kingdom</a> in accordance to the <a href="/wiki/Manipur_State_Constitution_Act_1947" title="Manipur State Constitution Act 1947">Manipur State Constitution Act 1947</a> until <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/White_Paper_on_Indian_States_(1950)/Part_5/Centrally_Merged_States/Manipur" class="extiw" title="s:White Paper on Indian States (1950)/Part 5/Centrally Merged States/Manipur">Manipur gets merged into the Indian Union</a> in the year 1949. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Meitei_Language_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei Language Day">Meitei Language Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Manipuri_Language_Day" title="Manipuri Language Day">Manipuri Language Day</a>) is observed on the 20th of August every year, to mark the inclusion of the language in the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Schedule_to_the_Constitution_of_India" title="Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India">Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India</a>. </p><p>In India, <a href="/wiki/Meitei_people" title="Meitei people">Meitei people</a> face several <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language_movement" title="Meitei language movement">Meitei language movements</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language_movement#Scheduled_language_movement" title="Meitei language movement">Scheduled language movement</a> was successful. Presently, there are three ongoing Meitei linguistic movements, which are <a href="/wiki/Meitei_classical_language_movement" title="Meitei classical language movement">Meitei classical language movement</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meitei_associate_official_language_movement" title="Meitei associate official language movement">Meitei associate official language movement</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meitei_linguistic_purism_movement" title="Meitei linguistic purism movement">Meitei linguistic purism movement</a>. </p><p>Meitei is written in both <a href="/wiki/Meitei_script" title="Meitei script">Meitei script</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Nagari_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Nagari script">Eastern Nagari script</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bengali_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali script">Bengali script</a>). </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>“Among the various <a href="/wiki/Tibeto-Burman" class="mw-redirect" title="Tibeto-Burman">Tibeto-Burman</a> languages, the most important and in literature certainly of much greater importance than Newari, is the Meitei or <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri language">Manipuri language</a>.” <br /> “The beginning of this old <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri literature">Manipuri literature</a> (as in the case of Newari) may go back to 1500 years, or even 2000 years, from now.”</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Suniti_Kumar_Chatterjee" class="mw-redirect" title="Suniti Kumar Chatterjee">Suniti Kumar Chatterjee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> Awardee</cite></div></blockquote> <p><a href="/wiki/Meitei_literature" title="Meitei literature">Meitei literature</a> (<a href="/wiki/Manipuri_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri literature">Manipuri literature</a>) is one of the 24 recognised literatures by the <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi" title="Sahitya Akademi">Sahitya Akademi</a>, India's national <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_letters" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of letters">academy of letters</a>. </p><p>The ancient epics like the <a href="/wiki/Numit_Kappa" title="Numit Kappa">Numit Kappa</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Epic_cycles_of_incarnations" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic cycles of incarnations">Epic cycles of incarnations</a> (including the <a href="/wiki/Khamba_Thoibi" class="mw-redirect" title="Khamba Thoibi">Khamba Thoibi</a>) are some of the good examples of the <a href="/wiki/Classical_Meitei_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical Meitei literature">classical Meitei literature</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Position<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Title <br /> (in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Meitei_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Meitei language">Ancient Meitei</a>) </th> <th>English translation </th> <th>Title <br /> (in <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Modern Meitei</a>) </th> <th>English translation </th> <th>Era </th> <th>Notes (if any) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%84" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯑꯀꯣꯡꯆꯥꯝꯄ">ꯑꯀꯣꯡꯆꯥꯝꯄ</a> - <a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%90%EA%AF%A7%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯄꯤ">ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯄꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Akongchampa" class="mw-redirect" title="Akongchampa">Akongchampa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phouoipi" class="mw-redirect" title="Phouoipi">Phouoipi</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%95" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯑꯀꯣꯡꯖꯥꯝꯕ">ꯑꯀꯣꯡꯖꯥꯝꯕ</a> - <a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%90%EA%AF%A7%EA%AF%91%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%95%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯕꯤ">ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯕꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Akongjamba" title="Akongjamba">Akongjamba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phouoibi" title="Phouoibi">Phouoibi</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Kaba Purang (917-981 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A5_-_%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A7%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯍꯦꯟꯁꯨꯅꯍꯥ - ꯂꯥꯏꯂꯧꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ">ꯍꯦꯟꯁꯨꯅꯍꯥ - ꯂꯥꯏꯂꯧꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Hensunaha_and_Lailoulempi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hensunaha and Lailoulempi">Hensunaha and Lailoulempi</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A5_-_%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%A7%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%95%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯍꯦꯟꯖꯨꯅꯍꯥ - ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯧꯂꯦꯝꯕꯤ">ꯍꯦꯟꯖꯨꯅꯍꯥ - ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯧꯂꯦꯝꯕꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Henjunaha_and_Lairoulembi" title="Henjunaha and Lairoulembi">Henjunaha and Lairoulembi</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Telheiba (28-78 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%8C%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%9C_%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8E%EA%AF%84_-_%EA%AF%8C%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%A1_%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯈꯨꯌꯣꯜ ꯍꯥꯎꯄ - ꯌꯥꯏꯊꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯅꯨ">ꯈꯨꯌꯣꯜ ꯍꯥꯎꯄ - ꯌꯥꯏꯊꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯅꯨ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Khuyol_Haupa_and_Yaithing_Konu" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuyol Haupa and Yaithing Konu">Khuyol Haupa and Yaithing Konu</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%8C%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%9C_%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8E%EA%AF%95_-_%EA%AF%8C%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%A1_%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯈꯨꯌꯣꯜ ꯍꯥꯎꯕ - ꯌꯥꯏꯊꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯅꯨ">ꯈꯨꯌꯣꯜ ꯍꯥꯎꯕ - ꯌꯥꯏꯊꯤꯡ ꯀꯣꯅꯨ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Khuyol_Haoba_and_Yaithing_Konu" title="Khuyol Haoba and Yaithing Konu">Khuyol Haoba and Yaithing Konu</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Sana Lakhwa (185-236 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%A1_%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%84_-_%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8_%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯀꯇꯦꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯆꯍꯟꯄ - ꯇꯣꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯆꯤꯡꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ">ꯀꯇꯦꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯆꯍꯟꯄ - ꯇꯣꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯆꯤꯡꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Kateng_Thangchahanpa_and_Tonu_Laichinglempi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kateng Thangchahanpa and Tonu Laichinglempi">Kateng Thangchahanpa and Tonu Laichinglempi</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%97%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%A1_%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%95_-_%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8_%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%95%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯀꯗꯦꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯍꯟꯕ - ꯇꯣꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯖꯤꯡꯂꯦꯝꯕꯤ">ꯀꯗꯦꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯍꯟꯕ - ꯇꯣꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯏꯖꯤꯡꯂꯦꯝꯕꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Kadeng_Thangjahanba_and_Tonu_Laijinglembi" title="Kadeng Thangjahanba and Tonu Laijinglembi">Kadeng Thangjahanba and Tonu Laijinglembi</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Laijing Punsiba (1138-1210 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%84_-_%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯣꯝꯄ - ꯄꯤꯇꯣꯡꯅꯨ">ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯣꯝꯄ - ꯄꯤꯇꯣꯡꯅꯨ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Khongchompa_and_Pitongnu" class="mw-redirect" title="Khongchompa and Pitongnu">Khongchompa and Pitongnu</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%8E%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%A5_%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A5_%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%96%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%95_-_%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%97%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯎꯔꯥ ꯅꯍꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯝꯕ - ꯄꯤꯗꯣꯅꯨ">ꯎꯔꯥ ꯅꯍꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯣꯝꯕ - ꯄꯤꯗꯣꯅꯨ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Ura_Naha_Khongjomba_and_Pidonnu" title="Ura Naha Khongjomba and Pidonnu">Ura Naha Khongjomba and Pidonnu</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Laijing Punsiba (1138-1210 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%8B%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9F_%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%87%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%9F%EA%AF%84_-_%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%9B%EA%AF%84_%EA%AF%8C%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8_%EA%AF%90%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A9%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯡꯇꯤꯟꯍꯟꯄ - ꯆꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏꯅꯨ ꯐꯤꯁꯥꯍꯩꯄꯤ">ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯡꯇꯤꯟꯍꯟꯄ - ꯆꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏꯅꯨ ꯐꯤꯁꯥꯍꯩꯄꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Wanglen_Pungtinhanpa_and_Chakpa_Yainu_Phisaheipi" class="mw-redirect" title="Wanglen Pungtinhanpa and Chakpa Yainu Phisaheipi">Wanglen Pungtinhanpa and Chakpa Yainu Phisaheipi</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%8B%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%9F_%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%97%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A9%EA%AF%95_-_%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%9E%EA%AF%84_%EA%AF%86%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A8_%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%9C%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A9%EA%AF%95%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯤꯡꯍꯩꯕ - ꯁꯥꯞꯄ ꯆꯅꯨ ꯁꯤꯜꯍꯩꯕꯤ">ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯦꯟ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯤꯡꯍꯩꯕ - ꯁꯥꯞꯄ ꯆꯅꯨ ꯁꯤꯜꯍꯩꯕꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Wanglen_Pungdingheiba_and_Sappa_Chanu_Silheibi" title="Wanglen Pungdingheiba and Sappa Chanu Silheibi">Wanglen Pungdingheiba and Sappa Chanu Silheibi</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Ura Khongyamba (533-574 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th </td> <td><span title="Old Manipuri-language text"><span lang="omp"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A8%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%9F_%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%84_-_%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A1_%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯈꯝꯄ - ꯃꯣꯏꯂꯥꯡ ꯊꯣꯏꯄꯤ">ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯈꯝꯄ - ꯃꯣꯏꯂꯥꯡ ꯊꯣꯏꯄꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Khuman_Khampa_and_Moilang_Thoipi" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuman Khampa and Moilang Thoipi">Khuman Khampa and Moilang Thoipi</a></span> </td> <td><span title="Meitei-language text"><span lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%95_-_%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%95%EA%AF%A4" class="mw-redirect" title="ꯈꯝꯕ - ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ">ꯈꯝꯕ - ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ</a></span></span> </td> <td><abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> <a href="/wiki/Khamba_Thoibi" class="mw-redirect" title="Khamba Thoibi">Khamba and Thoibi</a></span> </td> <td>During the reign of <a href="/wiki/Moilang" title="Moilang">Moilang</a> King Iwang Puriklai Chingkhu Telheiba (1083-1138 AD) </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:Oinam_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Meitei_translations_and_literary_adaptations_of_the_Mahabharata" title="Meitei translations and literary adaptations of the Mahabharata">Meitei translations and literary adaptations of the Mahabharata</a> are some of the classics of medieval and modern times. Besides, there are several <a href="/wiki/List_of_epics_in_Meitei_language" class="mw-redirect" title="List of epics in Meitei language">epics in Meitei literature</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Performing_arts">Performing arts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Performing arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dance">Dance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Dances_of_Manipur" title="Dances of Manipur">Dances of Manipur</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Classical_dance">Classical dance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Classical dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_Raas_Leela" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri Raas Leela">Manipuri Raas Leela</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg/300px-Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg" decoding="async" width="300" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg/450px-Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg/600px-Stamp_of_Armenia_-_2018_-_Colnect_806145_-_Indian_Dance_Manipuri.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="583" /></a><figcaption>An illustration of the <i><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_Dance" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri Dance">Manipuri Dance</a></i>, being depicted in a stamp from <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Manipuri_Raas_Leela" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri Raas Leela">Manipuri Raas Leela</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_classical_dance" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri classical dance">Manipuri classical dance</a>, was developed by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Meitei_kings" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Meitei kings">Meitei King</a> <a href="/wiki/Rajarshi_Bhagyachandra" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajarshi Bhagyachandra">Rajarshi Bhagyachandra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a>: <i lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/Ching-Thang_Khomba" title="Ching-Thang Khomba">Ching-Thang Khomba</a></i>), the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> of <a href="/wiki/Manipur_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipur Kingdom">Manipur Kingdom</a>. It is one of the 8 major <a href="/wiki/Classical_dances_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical dances of India">classical dances of India</a>, as officially recognised by the <a href="/wiki/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi" title="Sangeet Natak Akademi">Sangeet Natak Akademi</a>, the national academy of performing arts in India. It focuses on the <a href="/wiki/Lila_(Hinduism)" title="Lila (Hinduism)">Lila</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Rasa_(aesthetics)" title="Rasa (aesthetics)">Rasa (aesthetics)</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Radha_Krishna" title="Radha Krishna">Radha Krishna</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Gopi" title="Gopi">Gopis</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Manipur" title="Music of Manipur">Music of Manipur</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg/300px-%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="379" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg/450px-%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg/600px-%22PENA%22_a_musical_instrument.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Pena_(musical_instrument)" title="Pena (musical instrument)">Pena</a>, a traditional Meitei <a href="/wiki/String_instrument" title="String instrument">string instrument</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Pena_(musical_instrument)" title="Pena (musical instrument)">Pena (musical instrument)</a>, a traditional Meitei <a href="/wiki/String_instrument" title="String instrument">string instrument</a>, is one of the most well known musical instruments in Meitei musical world. It is most popularly used in <a href="/wiki/Lai_Haraoba" title="Lai Haraoba">Lai Haraoba</a>, the religious ritual festival of <a href="/wiki/Sanamahism" title="Sanamahism">Sanamahism</a>, the traditional <a href="/wiki/Meitei_religion" class="mw-redirect" title="Meitei religion">Meitei religion</a>. </p><p>There are 9 important categories of musical genres associated with the <a href="/wiki/Pena_(musical_instrument)" title="Pena (musical instrument)">Pena (musical instrument)</a>, performed in the <a href="/wiki/Lai_Haraoba" title="Lai Haraoba">Lai Haraoba</a>. These are (1) Tengtharol or Shikaplol, (2) Panthoibi Seisak or Kalen Seijing, (3) Kalen Seiding or Khutlang Eshei, (4) Leimarel Seisak, (5) Ayang Leima Seisak, (6) Nongthang Leima Seisak, (7) Lamin or Pi-thadoi, (8) Anoirol Seisak or Hepli Seisak and (9) Ngangak or Haisak. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visual_arts">Visual arts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Visual arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Painting">Painting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Painting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manmohan_Singh_being_presented_a_memento_by_the_Governor_of_Manipur,_Dr._S.S._Sidhu_at_the_foundation_stone_laying_ceremony_of_three_projects_the_National_Academy_of_Sports.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Manmohan_Singh_being_presented_a_memento_by_the_Governor_of_Manipur%2C_Dr._S.S._Sidhu_at_the_foundation_stone_laying_ceremony_of_three_projects_the_National_Academy_of_Sports.jpg/300px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Manmohan_Singh_being_presented_a_memento_by_the_Governor_of_Manipur%2C_Dr._S.S._Sidhu_at_the_foundation_stone_laying_ceremony_of_three_projects_the_National_Academy_of_Sports.jpg/450px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, 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Ibobi Singh">Okram Ibobi Singh</a>, the then <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Manipur" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Manipur">Chief Minister of Manipur</a>, on the occasion of the foundation stone laying ceremony of three projects, <a href="/wiki/National_Sports_University" title="National Sports University">National Academy of Sports</a>, <a href="/wiki/Convention_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention Center">Convention Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manipur_Institute_of_Technology" title="Manipur Institute of Technology">Manipur Institute of Technology</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Kangla" class="mw-redirect" title="Kangla">Kangla</a> in <a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipur</a> on 2 December 2006</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sculpture">Sculpture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sculpture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Statue_of_Maharaja_Nara_Singh_in_front_of_the_Western_Entrance_to_the_Kangla_fort_in_Imphal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Statue_of_Maharaja_Nara_Singh_in_front_of_the_Western_Entrance_to_the_Kangla_fort_in_Imphal.jpg/300px-Statue_of_Maharaja_Nara_Singh_in_front_of_the_Western_Entrance_to_the_Kangla_fort_in_Imphal.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Statue_of_Maharaja_Nara_Singh_in_front_of_the_Western_Entrance_to_the_Kangla_fort_in_Imphal.jpg/450px-Statue_of_Maharaja_Nara_Singh_in_front_of_the_Western_Entrance_to_the_Kangla_fort_in_Imphal.jpg 1.5x, 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Meitei architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Meitei_architecture" title="Meitei architecture">Meitei architecture</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports_and_martial_arts">Sports and martial arts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Sports and martial arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_510569_-_Sagol_Kangjei.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_510569_-_Sagol_Kangjei.jpeg/300px-Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_510569_-_Sagol_Kangjei.jpeg" decoding="async" width="300" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Stamp_of_India_-_2014_-_Colnect_510569_-_Sagol_Kangjei.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="245" /></a><figcaption>A match of <a href="/wiki/Sagol_Kangjei" class="mw-redirect" title="Sagol Kangjei">Sagol Kangjei</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a> for '<a href="/wiki/Polo" title="Polo">Polo</a>') depicted in a stamp of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of India">Republic of India</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>“Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur state c. 3100 B.C., when it was played as Sagol Kangjei. Other claims are of it being of Persian origin, having been played as pulu c. 525 B.C.”</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a>, 1991 edition</cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_media">Popular media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Popular media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Meitei-language_television_channels" title="List of Meitei-language television channels">List of Meitei-language television channels</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Journalism">Journalism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Journalism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Meitei-language_newspapers" title="List of Meitei-language newspapers">List of Meitei-language newspapers</a></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ireibak_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ireibak_logo.jpg/120px-Ireibak_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ireibak_logo.jpg/180px-Ireibak_logo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Ireibak_logo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="100" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg/120px-Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg/180px-Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg/240px-Hueiyen_Lanpao.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2126" data-file-height="475" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichel_Express.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Logos of different Meitei language newspapers (using either Meitei script or Bengali script or both)"><img alt="Logos of different Meitei language newspapers (using either Meitei script or Bengali script or both)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ichel_Express.jpg/120px-Ichel_Express.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ichel_Express.jpg/180px-Ichel_Express.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Ichel_Express.jpg/240px-Ichel_Express.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2401" data-file-height="425" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Logos of different <a href="/wiki/List_of_Meitei-language_newspapers" title="List of Meitei-language newspapers">Meitei language newspapers</a> (using either <a href="/wiki/Meitei_script" title="Meitei script">Meitei script</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bengali_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali script">Bengali script</a> or both) </div> </li> </ul> <p><a href="/wiki/List_of_Meitei-language_newspapers" title="List of Meitei-language newspapers">Meitei language newspapers</a> are either printed in <a href="/wiki/Meitei_script" title="Meitei script">Meitei script</a> or in <a href="/wiki/Bengali_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali script">Bengali script</a> or even in both. All <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri language">Manipuri language</a> newspapers will be using the <a href="/wiki/Meitei_script" title="Meitei script">Meitei script</a> (<a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei</a>: <i lang="mni"><a href="/wiki/Meetei_Mayek" class="mw-redirect" title="Meetei Mayek">Meetei Mayek</a></i>) instead of <a href="/wiki/Bengali_script" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali script">Bengali script</a> from 15 January 2023<span class="noprint">; 22 months ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2023-01-15</span>)</span>, in accordance to a joint meeting consensus of the <i>"Meetei Erol Eyek Loinasillol Apunba Lup"</i> (MEELAL), the <i>"All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union"</i> (AMWJU) and the <i>"Editors' Guild Manipur"</i> (EGM) in <a href="/wiki/Imphal" title="Imphal">Imphal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cinema">Cinema</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Cinema"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Meitei_cinema" title="Meitei cinema">Meitei cinema</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Meitei-language_films" title="List of Meitei-language films">List of Meitei-language films</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a> guarantees every citizen of India the right to freedom of religion and there is a provision for the protection of religious and ethnic minorities.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This position is just for mythological perspectives only. It is not corresponding to the historical datings.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Haoreima/Meitei_art_and_culture&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=9..060822.aug22">"Separate code mooted for Sanamahi religion : 06th aug22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines"</a>. <i>e-pao.net</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=e-pao.net&rft.atitle=Separate+code+mooted+for+Sanamahi+religion+%3A+06th+aug22+~+E-Pao%21+Headlines&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fe-pao.net%2FGP.asp%3Fsrc%3D9..060822.aug22&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChingkheinganba" class="citation web cs1">Chingkheinganba, Salam. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/16776-okram-joy-threatens-to-throng-at-assembly-if-house-fails-to-recognise-sanamahi-as-minority-religion">"Okram Joy threatens to throng at assembly if house fails to recognise Sanamahi as minority religion - Imphal Times"</a>. <i>www.imphaltimes.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.imphaltimes.com&rft.atitle=Okram+Joy+threatens+to+throng+at+assembly+if+house+fails+to+recognise+Sanamahi+as+minority+religion+-+Imphal+Times&rft.aulast=Chingkheinganba&rft.aufirst=Salam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imphaltimes.com%2Fnews%2Fitem%2F16776-okram-joy-threatens-to-throng-at-assembly-if-house-fails-to-recognise-sanamahi-as-minority-religion&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/10/14/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Oct-14-The-Committee-on-Inclusion-of-Sanamahi-Religion-in-the-list.html">"Minority religion status sought"</a>. <i>www.thesangaiexpress.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.thesangaiexpress.com&rft.atitle=Minority+religion+status+sought&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesangaiexpress.com%2FEncyc%2F2021%2F10%2F14%2FBy-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Oct-14-The-Committee-on-Inclusion-of-Sanamahi-Religion-in-the-list.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/2/14/IMPHAL-Feb-14-Ex-MLA-O-Joy-has-urged-the-State-Government-to-declare-Sanamahi-as-a-religious-minority-.amp.html">"Government should declare Sanamahi as minority religion, says O Joy"</a>. <i>www.thesangaiexpress.com</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.thesangaiexpress.com&rft.atitle=Government+should+declare+Sanamahi+as+minority+religion%2C+says+O+Joy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesangaiexpress.com%2FEncyc%2F2020%2F2%2F14%2FIMPHAL-Feb-14-Ex-MLA-O-Joy-has-urged-the-State-Government-to-declare-Sanamahi-as-a-religious-minority-.amp.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:Salwons_And_Langwons-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Salwons_And_Langwons_7-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Moirang_Kangleirol.Salwons_And_Langwons_Moirang_and_Ebuthou_Thangjing_Part_9">"Salwons And Langwons Moirang and Ebuthou Thangjing Part 9"</a>. <i>www.e-pao.net</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.e-pao.net&rft.atitle=Salwons+And+Langwons+Moirang+and+Ebuthou+Thangjing+Part+9&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-pao.net%2FepSubPageExtractor.asp%3Fsrc%3Dmanipur.Moirang_Kangleirol.Salwons_And_Langwons_Moirang_and_Ebuthou_Thangjing_Part_9&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:Oinam-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:Oinam_8-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOinamSadokpam2018" class="citation book cs1">Oinam, Bhagat; Sadokpam, Dhiren A. (2018-05-11). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=X31aDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA236"><i>Northeast India: A Reader</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Taylor_%26_Francis" title="Taylor & Francis">Taylor & Francis</a>. pp. 236, 237. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-429-95320-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-429-95320-0"><bdi>978-0-429-95320-0</bdi></a>. <q>The epics of the seven incarnations Apart from several other works based on the theme of love, mention may be made of the literature coming from the Moirang region of Manipur. A civilization situated on the magnificent Loktak Lake, the culture of the Moirang clan has been noted. Numerous manuscripts of the Moirang region dwell on the theme of love. One of the most popular stories refers to the seven pairs of lovers who are regarded as incarnations of the same souls in different generations or ages. The seven cycles are Akongjamba (hero) and Phouoibi (heroine): Henjunaha (hero) and Leima Lairuklembi (heroine); Khuyol Haoba (hero) and Yaithing Konu (heroine); Kadeng Thangjahanba (hero) and Tonu Laijinglembi (heroine); Ura Naha Khongjomba (hero) and Pidonnu (heroine); Wanglen Pungdingheiba (hero) and Sappa Chanu Silheibi (heroine); Khamba (hero) and Thoibi (heroine).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Northeast+India%3A+A+Reader&rft.pages=236%2C+237&rft.pub=Taylor+%26+Francis&rft.date=2018-05-11&rft.isbn=978-0-429-95320-0&rft.aulast=Oinam&rft.aufirst=Bhagat&rft.au=Sadokpam%2C+Dhiren+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DX31aDwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA236&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: date and year (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_date_and_year" title="Category:CS1 maint: date and year">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh1996" class="citation book cs1">Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_History_of_Manipuri_Literature/yiBkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en"><i>A History of Manipuri Literature</i></a>. Original from:the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>. India: <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi" title="Sahitya Akademi">Sahitya Akademi</a>. pp. 62, 63. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9"><bdi>978-81-260-0086-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Manipuri+Literature&rft.place=India&rft.pages=62%2C+63&rft.pub=Sahitya+Akademi&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-81-260-0086-9&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=Ch+Manihar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Fbooks%2Fedition%2FA_History_of_Manipuri_Literature%2FyiBkAAAAMAAJ%3Fhl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: date and year (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_date_and_year" title="Category:CS1 maint: date and year">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh1996" class="citation book cs1">Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_History_of_Manipuri_Literature/yiBkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en"><i>A History of Manipuri Literature</i></a>. Original from:the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>. India: <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi" title="Sahitya Akademi">Sahitya Akademi</a>. pp. 63, 64, 65. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9"><bdi>978-81-260-0086-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Manipuri+Literature&rft.place=India&rft.pages=63%2C+64%2C+65&rft.pub=Sahitya+Akademi&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-81-260-0086-9&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=Ch+Manihar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Fbooks%2Fedition%2FA_History_of_Manipuri_Literature%2FyiBkAAAAMAAJ%3Fhl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: date and year (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_date_and_year" title="Category:CS1 maint: date and year">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh1996" class="citation book cs1">Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_History_of_Manipuri_Literature/yiBkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en"><i>A History of Manipuri Literature</i></a>. Original from:the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>. India: <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi" title="Sahitya Akademi">Sahitya Akademi</a>. pp. 65, 66. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9"><bdi>978-81-260-0086-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Manipuri+Literature&rft.place=India&rft.pages=65%2C+66&rft.pub=Sahitya+Akademi&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-81-260-0086-9&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=Ch+Manihar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Fbooks%2Fedition%2FA_History_of_Manipuri_Literature%2FyiBkAAAAMAAJ%3Fhl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: date and year (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_date_and_year" title="Category:CS1 maint: date and year">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh1996" class="citation book cs1">Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_History_of_Manipuri_Literature/yiBkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en"><i>A History of Manipuri Literature</i></a>. Original from:the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>. India: <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi" title="Sahitya Akademi">Sahitya Akademi</a>. pp. 66, 67. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-260-0086-9"><bdi>978-81-260-0086-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+Manipuri+Literature&rft.place=India&rft.pages=66%2C+67&rft.pub=Sahitya+Akademi&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=978-81-260-0086-9&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=Ch+Manihar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2Fbooks%2Fedition%2FA_History_of_Manipuri_Literature%2FyiBkAAAAMAAJ%3Fhl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUser%3AHaoreima%2FMeitei+art+and+culture" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: date and year (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_date_and_year" title="Category:CS1 maint: date and year">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSingh1996" class="citation book cs1">Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_History_of_Manipuri_Literature/yiBkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en"><i>A History of Manipuri Literature</i></a>. 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Original from:the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>. 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