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Meitei mythology Meitei mythology or Manipuri mythology ( mni, Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with tradi ...
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Manipuri mythology Meitei mythology or Manipuri mythology ( mni, Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with tradi ...
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Meitei religion () , native_name_lang = mni , image = The Symbol of Sanamahi.svg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = The Symbol of Sanamahism (Source: Wakoklon Heelel Thilen Salai Amailon Pukok Puya) , ...
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Lai Haraoba Lai Haraoba is a festival associated with the Meitei people celebrated to please the Umang Lai, the traditional deities of Sanamahism. Translated, Lai Haraoba means ''merry making of the Gods'' in Meiteilon. In this festival, the people worship ...
Thongak Lairembi ( mni, ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, thong-ngaak-laay-rem-bee, gatekeeper goddess), also known as Langol Lairemma ( mni, ꯂꯥꯡꯒꯣꯜ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯃ, laang-ol-laay-rem-ma), is a primordial goddess in
Meitei mythology Meitei mythology or Manipuri mythology ( mni, Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with tradi ...
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religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...
. She is the divine female personification of the
death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
. She guards the door of the entrance to the
underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld. ...
, which is the land of the death, ruled by her consort,
Thongalen ) , planet = , weapon = , battles = , artifacts = , animals = , symbol = , adherents = , height = , age = , ...
. Legend says she gets departed from her husband when
Thongalel ) , planet = , weapon = , battles = , artifacts = , animals = , symbol = , adherents = , height = , age = , ...
was lost in the battle between the gods of the underworld and those of the upper world, in the hands of
Salailen Sidaba "Sidaba Mapu" ( mni, ꯁꯤꯗꯕ ꯃꯄꯨ) (literally,''"Immortal God"'') or Salailel ( mni, ꯁꯂꯥꯢꯂꯦꯜ) is the Supreme God, Creator of the universe and the Sky God in Meitei mythology and religion. According to Meitei mythology, Si ...
. The winner asked the goddess, who is the wife of the loser, to be the gatekeeper of the entrance gate to the underworld, and for Thongalel, he gave him
Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi ) , deity_of = Enchantress goddess of death who carries off the souls of people to the underworld , member_of = Lairembis , image = KHAMNUNG KIKOI LOUONPI.jpg , alt = , caption = "Khamnung Kikoi Louonpi", the ...
, in return.


Etymology

The name "Thongak Lairembi" (/tʰóŋ.ŋak.pə. lai.rem.bi/) is made up of two
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
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Manipuri language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
) words, "Thongak" (ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ, /tʰóŋ.ŋak./) and "Lairembi" (ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, /lai.rem.bi/). "Thongak" (adjectival form of noun word "Thongngakpa", /tʰóŋ.ŋak.pə/) means doorkeeper or
gatekeeper A gatekeeper is a person who controls access to something, for example via a city gate or bouncer, or more abstractly, controls who is granted access to a category or status. Gatekeepers assess who is "in or out", in the classic words of managem ...
in
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
(
Manipuri language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
). "Lairembi" (ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, /lai.rem.bi/) means
goddess A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...
or a female
divinity Divinity or the divine are things that are either related to, devoted to, or proceeding from a deity.divine
in
Meitei language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
(
Manipuri language Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
).


Festival

Every year, the
Lai Haraoba Lai Haraoba is a festival associated with the Meitei people celebrated to please the Umang Lai, the traditional deities of Sanamahism. Translated, Lai Haraoba means ''merry making of the Gods'' in Meiteilon. In this festival, the people worship ...
festival is celebrated in honor of goddess Thongak Lairembi ( omp, Thongak Lailempi).N. Tombi (1972). Manipur: A Study. Available with Raj Stores. p. 31.


See also

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Thongalel ) , planet = , weapon = , battles = , artifacts = , animals = , symbol = , adherents = , height = , age = , ...
*
Laikhurembi ) , deity_of = Chief Queen of the Underworld Goddess of argument, justice, good counsel, divine law, order, retribution and secrecy , member_of = Lairembis and Umang Lais , image = LAIKHULEMPI.jpg , alt = , caption ...
*
Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi ) , deity_of = Enchantress goddess of death who carries off the souls of people to the underworld , member_of = Lairembis , image = KHAMNUNG KIKOI LOUONPI.jpg , alt = , caption = "Khamnung Kikoi Louonpi", the ...


References


External links


A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy

Maram Nagas, a Socio-cultural Study - Page 41 - Joseph Athickal · 1992

Human Exploitation and Biodiversity Conservation - Page 109 - David L. Hawksworth, Alan T. Bull · 2008
* Frontline - Volume 11, Issues 16-20 - Page 32 - 1994 {{Sanamahi1 Arts deities Arts goddesses Beauty deities Beauty goddesses Death deities Death goddesses Fortune deities Fortune goddesses Justice deities Justice goddesses Leima Life-death-rebirth deities Life-death-rebirth goddesses Liminal deities Liminal goddesses Love and lust deities Love and lust goddesses Magic deities Magic goddesses Maintenance deities Maintenance goddesses Meitei gods and goddesses Names of God in Sanamahism Nature deities Nature goddesses Peace deities Peace goddesses Savior deities Savior goddesses Time and fate deities Time and fate goddesses Underworld deities Underworld goddesses