Imung Lai
AnImung LaiorEmung Laiis any god or goddess worshipped inside the household of the mankind inMeitei folkloreandreligion.[1][2]The Imung Lais are the protectors and caretakers of the people.[3]People perform different rites and rituals to worship the deities.[4][5]The main deities includeSanamahiandLeimarel.[6]
| Imung Lai | |
|---|---|
Deities of house and household | |
| Member ofMeitei deities | |
 | |
| Other names | Emung Lai |
| Affiliation | Meitei religion(Sanamahism) |
| Abodes | House and household |
| Region | India(Manipur,AssamandTripura),BangladeshandMyanmar |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Hestia |
| Roman equivalent | Vesta |
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[change|change source]- ↑Devi, Lairenlakpam Bino (2002).The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai.Mittal Publications. p. 46.ISBN978-81-7099-849-5.
- ↑Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai Bahadur (1981).Man in India.A.K. Bose.
- ↑The Anthropologist: International Journal of Contemporary and Applied Studies of Man.Kamla-Raj Enterprises. 2003.
- ↑Mahapatra, Mary D. (2001).Tribal Religion and Rituals: Accounts of Superstition, Sorcery and Spirits.Dominant Publishing.ISBN978-81-87336-69-3.
- ↑Banerji, Projesh (1956).Dance of India.Kitabistan.
- ↑Hodson, Thomas Callan (1908).The Meitheis.D. Nutt.ISBN978-81-7536-149-2.
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