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Manipur celebrates New Year with gaiety and fervour
Nagaland Post | Imphal, Mar 18
Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba, the New Year of Manipuri lunar calendar was celebrated with gaiety and fervour in Manipur on Sunday. Cheiraoba is the New Year festival of Manipur. It is celebrated on the first day of the month Sajibu (usually falls in March or April). Sanamahi, the domestic deity of the people of Manipur is worshipped on this day.
The celebration begins with ritual offerings of fruits, vegetables, rice and other uncooked food items to the Meitei deity Lainingthou Sanamahi in the morning. After special meal with family members, people, particularly youths and young couples with their wards worship hill deity after climbing nearby hills.
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