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Imphal tourist park coming up at birth place of polo
Morung Express | IANS | Imphal, May 1 ()
A tourist park is being developed near Imphal’s Marjing temple, considered the birthplace of polo, with Rs.12 crore set aside by the tourism department.
Disclosing this to IANS Nongthombam Biren, the ruling Congress MLA of the Heingang constituency, said that the temple was the birthplace of polo which is now world famous. Biren said that hectic construction work is going on around the Marjing temple.
“One larger than life statue of a pony and polo player will be installed in the middle of the park. This was the place where the first polo game was played. It spread throughout the world through the Britishers who learned from Manipur,” Biren said.
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