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Ningol Chakkouba: Hiyangei Nini Paanba Traditional Meitei Festival

Ningol Chakkouba: Meitei Community Festival

Ningol Chakkouba a popular festival of the state of Manipur; for the Meitei community, it is certainly one of the premier festivals. It is celebrated on the second day of the lunar month of Hiyangei (which falls in October-November of the Gregorian Calendar), and is comparable to Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam of South India. “Ningol” means the daughter of a family, …

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