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24/11/22 06:17 AM IST

Biggest Manipur festival Sangai commences in the state

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  • Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the biggest tourism festival of Manipur -Sangai festival on 21 November 2022 at Moirang Khunou in Bishnupur district of Manipur.
Manipur Sangai Festival
  • Manipur Sangai Festival is a cultural extravaganza organized every year to showcase the uniqueness of Manipur.
  • It also celebrates Manipur’s state animal, Sangai Deer, which is found only in floating Keibul Lamjao National Park in Loktak Lake.
  • The 10-day festival promotes the northeastern state’s tourism sector.
  • It showcases the culture and traditions of the state. It was earlier known as the Manipur Tourism Festival.
  • In 2010, it was renamed as Sangai Festival.
  • The main objective of this annual festival is to promote Manipur as a world class tourism destination.
  • This festival showcases the tourism potential of state in the areas of arts and culture, handloom, handicraft, indigenous sports, cuisine, music, adventure sports etc.
  • The theme for the event is “Festival of Oneness”. It promotes a sense of belonging and creates pride in ownership of land among people.
Other major festivals of Manipur
  • Gang-Ngai- Celebrated for five days in the month of December/January, Gang-Ngai is an important festival of the Kabui Nagas.
  • Lui-Ngai-Ni- It is a collective festival of the Nagas observed on the 15th day of February every year. This is a seed sowing festival after which tribes belonging to the Naga group begin their cultivation.
  • Yaoshang-  Celebrated for five days commencing from the full moon day of Phalguna (February/March), Yaoshang is the premier festival of Manipur. The Thabal Chongba – a kind of Manipuri fold dance, where boys and girls hold hands together and sing and dance in a circle, is particularly associated with this festival. Yaoshang to Manipur is what Durga Puja is to Bengal, Diwali in north India and Bihu to Assam.
  • Cheiraoba: The Manipuri New Year. It is celebrated during the month of April. Villagers climb the nearest hilltops in belief that it will enable them to rise to greater heights in their worldly life.
Source- PIB 

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