Nongpok Ningthou
| Lainingthou Nongpok Ningthou | |
|---|---|
| Member of Manipuri Guardians of the Directions | |
| Affiliation | Sanamahism, Manipuri mythology, Umang Lai |
| Abode | Langmai Hill |
| Festivals | Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Haraoba[1] |
| Consort | Panthoibi[2][3] |
Lainingthou Nongpok Ningthou is a Manipuri God worshipped by the Meitei people of Manipur. Legend says that Nongpok Ningthou and Panthoibi got united in the Nongmaiching Hills, which is later known as Lai Haraoba.[4]
He is the highest divinity in the Umang Lais. The term "Nongpok Ningthou" means "Sovereign of the East" or "King of the East".[5][6]
Nongpok Ningthou is also equivalent to Hindu deity Shiva.[7]
Festival
- The Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Haraoba festival is celebrated for five consecutive days every year in Manipur. One of the grand celebrations is organized in Kwatha.[1]
Sacred sites
- The deity Nongpok Ningthou and his goddess Panthoibi have a pantheon Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Hill in Yairipok, Manipur.[8]
- Every year, thousands of devotees thronged to the sacred site of God Nongpok Ningthou to seek his blessings near the Jiri river.[9][10][11]
- In a place Kwatha, there is a sacred place of God Nongpok Ningthou and his goddess Panthoibi, where devotees used to worship them.[12]
- There's a sacred site of God Nongpok Ningthou and his goddess Panthoibi at Yanglem Leikai.[13]
- Nongpok Ningthou Laishang, a sacred site of the god is also situated in Bishnupur, India.[14]
References
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- ^ "NONGPOK NINGTHOU PANTHOIBI HILL". wikimapia.org.
- ^ "Devotees offer prayers at Nongpok Ningthou sacred site - Imphal Times". www.imphaltimes.com.
- ^ "Devotees offer prayers at Nongpok Ningthou sacred site - Rediff Realtime News". realtime.rediff.com.
- ^ "Devotees offer prayers at Nongpok Ningthou sacred site". www.thesangaiexpress.com.
- ^ "Kwatha Nongpok Ningthou and Ema Panthoibi haraoba – Manipur News".
- ^ "Info page". www.justdial.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ^ "Nongpok Ningthou Laishang, West Bengal". vymaps.com.