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Manipur celebrates New Year with gaiety and fervour
Nagaland Post | Imphal, March 21:
The New Year of Manipuri lunar calendar, Sajibu Nongma Panba Cheiraoba, was celebrated with gaiety and fervour in Manipur on Saturday.
The celebration, which begins with ritual offerings of fruits, vegetables, rice and other uncooked food items to the Meitei deity Lainingthou Sanamahi during the morning of the festival, was marked by worshiping of hill deity after climbing nearby hills.
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.
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* This Post is uploaded on 22 March, 2015
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