Lai Haraoba (ꯂꯥꯏ ꯍꯔꯥꯎꯕ) in Kwatha village is a traditional Meitei festival that celebrates the creation myths and ancestral Meitei deities of the Meitei community. The festival involves ritual dances, music, and ceremonies that honor traditional...
Lai Haraoba (Meitei: ꯂꯥꯏ ꯍꯔꯥꯎꯕ, Old Manipuri: ꯂꯥꯏ ꯍꯂꯥꯎꯄ, lit. 'Merrymaking/Pleasing of the deities'), also known as Umang Lai Haraoba, is a classical, ritualistic, theatrical dance and music festival, annually celebrated by the Meitei people...
Kwatha Festival (ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯊꯥ ꯀꯨꯝꯃꯩ / ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯊꯥ ꯀꯨꯝꯍꯩ; Kwatha Kummei / Kwatha Kumhei) is an annual event held at Kwatha village, located in Tengnoupal district, Manipur, northeast India, with the objective of promoting Meitei culture and encouraging...
Chakpa (Meitei) is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was spoken in the Imphal Valley of Manipur, India. It belonged to the Luish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family. Chakpa speakers have been shifted to that of Meitei language.
Kwatha Pham Kaaba (transl. The Great Kwatha Accession), also spelled as Kwatha Pham Kaba, is a 2024 Meitei language documentary, directed by Khaba Maimom. The documentary is about Pham Kaaba, a traditional ceremony held in Kwatha village, Manipur in...
Nongpok Ningthou (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ), also known as the Sovereign of the East or King of the East, is a deity in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the ruling guardian deity of the eastern direction. Legend says Nongpok...
Nachom (Meitei: ꯅꯥꯆꯣꯝ, lit. 'ear sprout'), also known as nachomlei (ꯅꯥꯆꯣꯝꯂꯩ) or lei nachom (Meitei: ꯂꯩ ꯅꯥꯆꯣꯝ, lit. 'flower ear sprout'), is a traditional small bouquet or posy worn by Meitei women in Manipur, a state in Northeast India. It holds...
Yumsharol Jagoi (ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯥꯔꯣꯜ ꯖꯒꯣꯏ), also known as Yumsharon Jagoi (ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯥꯔꯣꯟ ꯖꯒꯣꯏ), is a traditional dance form of the Meitei people from Manipur, India. This dance shows the process of building a house using special hand movements known as Yumsharol...
Meitei ( ; ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ pronounced [mejtejlon]), also known as Manipuri (ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ pronounced [mənipuɾi]), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in...
