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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 tradit ...
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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 tradit ...
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Iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...
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, height = , age = , tree = , day = , color = , number = , consort = Huimu Leima , father = Atiya Sidaba (Atingkok Sidaba) , siblings = , offspring = Amudon (alias Amuton) , predecessor = , successor = , army = , mount = , texts = * Khamlangba Khunggumlon * Khamlangba Thenlon * Kangjeirol , gender = Male , Greek_equivalent =
Hephaestus Hephaestus (; eight spellings; grc-gre, Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes.Walter ...
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Ancient Kangleipak The Manipur Kingdom was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Britis ...
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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 worshi ...
) Khamlangba ( mni, ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ, kham-laang-ba), also spelt as Khamlangpa ( omp, ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯄ, kham-laang-pa), is a deity in
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). He is the God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war. His occupation is the extraction of the iron ores and the manufacture of steel. The ''Khamlangba Thenlon'' text mentions about his skills of iron metallurgy and blacksmith in ancient
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kingdom.


Description

God Khamlangba is the miner of
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ores and the manufacturer of steel. He is worshipped for peace and prosperity in the kingdom. He is revered for protecting people from diseases and death. He drives away the evil spirits from the state. He belongs to the class of Sylvan Gods (
Umang Lai Umang Lai are the group of sacred groves preserved for the local forest deities (with the same title), worshipped by the Meitei people, the Pangal people and Meitei Christians, the predominant ethnic groups, since ancient times in the Himalayas, ...
s). The Kangjeirol text mentions that God Khamlangba was one of the divine polo players who played the divine polo match of the gods.


Mythology

In the creation myth, God Khamlangba was grown out of Atiya Sidaba. He was a great hunter, warrior and miner. He lived with Goddess Huimu Leima and a son named Amudon was born to them. After this, Khamlangba left
Ancient Kangleipak The Manipur Kingdom was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Britis ...
(
Antique Manipur An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...
) for
Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the eas ...
( mni, Takhel) in search of iron ores. When he returned to
Ancient Kangleipak The Manipur Kingdom was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Britis ...
(
Antique Manipur An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...
), he settled in
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. The people of
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worshipped Him. Later, "Kakching Haraoba", a new form of
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 worshi ...
was developed. This account is evident in the ''Khamlangba Khunggumlon'' text. In another legend, God Khamlangba stayed for some time at a place named "Khuman Heiyel Loubuk". Later, he came to Kheraching. A person named ''Nganba Tekcha Pamba Laihat Thouba'' beheaded ''Irum Lai Tubi Kokling Lengba''. So, the place where God Khamlangba stayed was later known as Kakching Khullen and Kakching Wairi. God Khamlangba participated in the divine polo match played among the gods. The divine polo match took place during the reign of the deified Meetei King Nongda Lairen Pakhangba as described in the Kangjeirol text. He was one of the 7 polo players in the northern team. His team was led by God
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. On the other hand, his opponent's team (southern team) was led by God
Thangjing Thangching or Thangjing is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak ( Antique Manipur). He is the ruling deity of the Moirang dynasty of Ancient Moirang. He rules supreme on the banks of the landlocked sea, L ...
.


Cults and shrines

God Khamlangba holds a special position for the Kakching Haraoba. Kakching Haraoba is one of the four types of
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 worshi ...
festival. During the era of King Samuroiba Ningthou, the temple of Khamlangba was built in Kakching Khullen. The Naorem clan also built a temple of Khamlangba at Kakching Wairi. The temple of Khamlangba in Kakching Khullen was maintained by the Mayanglambam family while the one at Kakching Wairi was maintained by Naorem family.


Gallery

File:Ibudhou-khamlangba-laikon.jpg, A shrine dedicated to Khamlangba File:Lai Lamthokpa.jpg, A religious festival dedicated to Khamlangba File:Plate_10-1_Folk-Lore,_vol._24.jpg, Litter with the emblem of Khamlangba File:Plate_10-2_Folk-Lore,_vol._24.jpg, Maiden dancers at the religious festival of Lai Haraoba dedicated to Khamlangba File:Plate_11-2_Folk-Lore,_vol._24.jpg, Khamlangba's orchestras (with penas) and the married dancers


See also

* Loyalakpa * Mongba Hanba


References


Bibliography


Khamlangba Erengba Puwaree Neinarol by Yaima, Lamgdum

Kakching Haraoba by Meitei, Pukhrambam Bharat

Kakching Haraoba Anisuba Saruk by Meitei, Pukhrambam Bharat


External links


Khamlangba_archive.org
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