Manipur

industry

It is a custom to swab the area around the (much-revered by Hindus) tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) plant in a circular manner daily (sometimes even twice or thrice a day). The tulsi is also a medicinal plant of great value, in India.

ceremony · dance

"Sankirtana: Ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur" nominated from India is among the 14 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

river · lake

Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater (sweet) lake in India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the floating phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) on it, i…

The largest open-air clothes market you ever saw! While many people spend ample of money on branded clothes from showrooms, others get it the original by buying second-hand clothes.

Notice the pile of big green squash and the beans right in front! Senapati is a district of Manipur state in India located in the northern part of state.

hills · flowers

The Dzukou Valley also called the valley of flowers is located along the border of the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur, stretching from the Southern end of Kohima district of Nagaland.

hills

The Dzukou Valley is a valley located at the border of the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur. This valley is well known for its natural beauty.

Thang-ta or Huyen lallong is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur. In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear. As its name implies, the sword and spear are the primary weapons in thang-ta.

This small, light-brown fungus clings and multiplies on a moist of decaying tree branches especially after a long rain. In Manipur, folks gather them to cook for meals.

festival · dance

Manipuri people take out Kand Chingba or Rath yatra procession on the streets of Imphal in Manipur, India. Rath-Yatra or Kangchingba is a festival of Meitei Hindus.

festival · dance

Manipuri people take out Kand Chingba or Rath yatra procession on the streets o Imphal in Manipur, India. Rath-Yatra or Kangchingba is a festival of Meitei Hindus.

sport

Bagpipers band from Manipur performed during the final match of Polo in Manipur. Manipur recently hosted an international polo championship to popularise the game in India and rest of the world.

music · dance

Dynamic drum dances of Manipur, performed by men and characterised by energetic drumming, accompanied by complex rhythms and cross rhythms, jumps and aerial leaps.

ceremony · farmland

A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony

In the afternoon of the wedding day, after the bridegroom is fully dressed up, he will be seated on a new Kouna phak (chatai) covered with a white cloth on the right side of the corridor of the house facing eastward.

river · lake

Local fishermen rides a boat for fishing. Manipur’s freshwater lake provided fish, fuel, fodder, thatching material, medicinal plants and raw material for handicrafts.

festival · music

Choreographic presentation on the theme "Manipuri Culture" showing the rich culture of Manipur on the closing day of the Sangai festival.

hills · festival

Zeliangrong tribe playing their traditional musical instrument at the Hornbill Fest Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous mongoloid communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India.

music · dance

Manipuri folk plays Pena (Manipuri musical instrument) during Sangai Festival in Manipur. Pena (a.k.a Bana, Bena, or Tingtelia) is a bowed lute found in North East India and Bangladesh.

festival

Winning participants receive prizes at Miss Orange Festival in Tamenglong, Manipur. The orange festival cum craft exhibition is meant to facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of the people of this district, which is still experiencing th…

music · festival

Tetseo Sisters from Nagaland performing live at Palace Compound during Sangai Festival in Manipur. The Tetseo Sisters are devoted to the art and tradition of the folk music of Chakhesang tribe.

festival · wildlife

Thang-ta is a weapon-based Indian martial art created by the Meitei of Manipur. In the Manipuri language, thang means sword and ta means spear, referring to the art's primary weapons.