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	{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore~~\|List of Meitei folktales~~}}		{{Short description\|Demoness in Meitei folklore}}
	{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutshangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutshangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutsangbi\|Country=[[~~India~~]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}		{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore}}
	'''Lai Khutshangbi''' ~~({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}})~~ (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		{{Infobox mythical creature
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her ~~look~~ is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		\|name=Lai Khutshangbi
			\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg
			\|image upright=1.0
			\|caption=Lai Khutshangbi, the long handed demoness.
			\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]
			\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])
			\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]
			\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)
			\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])
			\|AKA=Lai Khutsangbi
			\|Country =
			* {{flagicon image\|Flag of Manipur (stripes variant).svg}} [[Ancient Kangleipak\|Ancient Manipur]] (historical)
			* {{IND}} (present)
			\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}
			{{Meitei mythology}}
			'''Lai Khutshangbi''' (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of Antique Kangleipak ([[Ancient Kangleipak\|Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
			The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her appearance is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

	== ~~Legend~~ ==		== Story ==
	~~Once there~~ was a ~~couple~~ with a little child named Shasi (~~also known as~~ "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in ~~different~~ versions ~~of the story~~) living in ~~a lonely~~ house in a ~~small village~~. Nearby was a forest where Lai ~~Khutshangbi~~ lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate ~~livestocks~~ and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness~~. The~~ people in the village ~~were afraid~~.		There was a man and woman with a little child named Shasi (or "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in other versions) living in an isolated house in a hamlet. Nearby was the forest where Lai Khutsangbi lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestock and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness, sowing terror in the people in the village.
	~~[[File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Lai Khutshangbi aiming to the lonely house]]~~
	Lai Khutsangbi wanted to eat the child Shasi. But Shasi's father, Shasipa was so brave that the Lai Khutsangbi was afraid of him. One day, Shasipa left home to work somewhere far away. He would be gone for days. Lai Khutsangbi came to the house at night, and asked Shasi's mother, Shasima if her husband was at home or not. Shasima was ~~smart~~, so she lied and said her husband was at home. Lai Khutsangbi left. But she came back night after night and asked the same question again and again. Shasi's mother also gave the same reply, hiding the true fact that Shasipa was away. After some time, Shasi's father returned home and Shasi's mother told him what had happened. Shasi's father ~~decided~~ to defeat the demoness. That night, he waited for Lai Khutsangbi with a sharpened sword. At midnight, the demoness, as usual, came to ask Shasima if her husband was home.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=~~http~~://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n97/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=97}}</ref> This time, Shasi's mother replied that he was away from home. Unaware of the trick, Lai Khutsangbi broke through the wall of the house with one of her powerful hands, trying to find Shasi, the child. Shasi's father, who was waiting for this opportunity, chopped off the hand with his sword.<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite book\|url=~~http~~://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n98/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=98}}</ref>		Lai Khutsangbi especially wanted to eat the child Shasi. But Shasi's father, Shasipa was so brave that the Lai Khutsangbi was afraid of him. One day, Shasipa left home to work somewhere far away. He would be gone for days. Lai Khutsangbi came to the house at night and asked Shasi's mother, Shasima if her husband was at home or not. Shasima was wise, so she lied and said her husband was at home. Lai Khutsangbi left. But she came back night after night and asked the same question again and again. Shasi's mother also gave the same reply, hiding the true fact that Shasipa was away. After some time, Shasi's father returned home and Shasi's mother told him what had happened. Hearing this, Shasi's father devised a plan to defeat the demoness. That night, he waited for Lai Khutsangbi with a sharpened sword. At midnight, the demoness, as usual, came to ask Shasima if her husband was home.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n97/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=97}}</ref> This time, Shasi's mother replied that he was away from home. Unaware of the trick, Lai Khutsangbi broke through the wall of the house with one of her powerful hands, trying to find Shasi, the child. Shasi's father, who was waiting for this opportunity, chopped off the hand with his sword.<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n98/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=98}}</ref>
	Then, the demoness screamed painfully,		Then, the demoness screamed painfully,
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	Leimadeng deng Ningjaobi		Leimadeng deng Ningjaobi
	You a big liar		You a big liar
	Ayo yo Ema ayoyo<ref name="archive.org"/><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book\|url=~~http~~://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n99/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=99}}</ref>		Ayo yo Ema ayoyo<ref name="archive.org"/><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n99/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=99}}</ref>
	</poem></blockquote>		</poem></blockquote>
	Lai Khutsangbi ~~ran away~~ from the house, dragging her remaining long arm. The blood flew out of her cut arm and fell onto many plants growing on her way to the forest. It is said that the red patches seen on some plants is her blood. Shasi's father followed her into the woods. The demoness could not run fast because she was injured. Shasi's father caught her and stepped on her other remaining hand. Then, he chopped off that arm too.		Lai Khutsangbi fled from the house, dragging her remaining long arm. The blood flew out of her cut arm and fell onto many plants growing on her way to the forest. It is said that the red patches seen on some plants is her blood. Shasi's father followed her blood trail into the woods. The demoness could not run fast as fast as she usually could because she was injured. Shasi's father caught her and stepped on her other remaining hand. Then, he chopped off that arm too.
	The villagers thanked Shasipa for his bravery. From that day onwards, Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness, was never seen again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		The villagers thanked Shasipa for his bravery. From that day onwards, Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness, was never seen again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	File:Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Lai Khutsangbi		File:Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi
	File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement		File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house
	File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement
	File:Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village
	File:Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father		File:Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand
	File:Lai Khutsangbi - The first hand being chopped off.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|The first hand being chopped off		File:Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father
	File:Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father		File:Lai Khutsangbi - The first hand being chopped off.jpg\|The first hand being chopped off
	File:Lai Khutsangbi - The second hand being chopped off.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|The second hand being chopped off		File:Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father.jpg\|Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father
			File:Lai Khutsangbi - The second hand being chopped off.jpg\|The second hand being chopped off
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	== ~~External links~~ ==		== Other websites ==
	* [https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ~~&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53~~&dq=khut+hand+sangbi+long+manipuri&~~source~~=~~bl&ots=LWHGjN3y5D&sig=ACfU3U0INqAKu1dAG3fUmTmqKrB796U47Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-gILOkujyAhUTXnwKHSaGALAQ6AF6BAgmEAI#v=onepage&q=khut%20hand%20sangbi%20long%20manipuri&f=false~~ The Secret of Lai Khutsangbi]		{{Commonscat\|Lai Khutsangbi}}
	* [~~http~~://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Spotlight_On_Women.Lai_Khutsangbi_female_power_and_punishment_By_Rubani_Yumkhaibam Lai Khutsangbi, female power and punishment]		* [https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=khut+hand+sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53 The Secret of Lai Khutsangbi]
			* [https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Spotlight_On_Women.Lai_Khutsangbi_female_power_and_punishment_By_Rubani_Yumkhaibam Lai Khutsangbi, female power and punishment]
	[[Category:~~Meitei folklore~~]]		[[Category:Meitei culture]]
	[[Category:~~Meitei literature~~]]		[[Category:Folklore]]
	[[Category:~~Meitei mythology~~]]		[[Category:Fictional monsters]]
			[[Category:Fictional female demons]]

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	== Legend ==		== Legend ==
	Once there was a couple with a little child named Shasi (also known as "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in different versions of the story) living in a lonely house in a small village. Nearby was a forest where Lai Khutshangbi lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestocks and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness. The people in the village were afraid.		Once there was a couple with a little child named Shasi (also known as "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in different versions of the story) living in a lonely house in a small village. Nearby was a forest where Lai Khutshangbi lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestocks and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness. The people in the village were afraid.
			[[File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Lai Khutshangbi aiming to the lonely house]]
	Lai Khutsangbi wanted to eat the child Shasi. But Shasi's father, Shasipa was so brave that the Lai Khutsangbi was afraid of him. One day, Shasipa left home to work somewhere far away. He would be gone for days. Lai Khutsangbi came to the house at night, and asked Shasi's mother, Shasima if her husband was at home or not. Shasima was smart, so she lied and said her husband was at home. Lai Khutsangbi left. But she came back night after night and asked the same question again and again. Shasi's mother also gave the same reply, hiding the true fact that Shasipa was away. After some time, Shasi's father returned home and Shasi's mother told him what had happened. Shasi's father decided to defeat the demoness. That night, he waited for Lai Khutsangbi with a sharpened sword. At midnight, the demoness, as usual, came to ask Shasima if her husband was home.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n97/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=97}}</ref> This time, Shasi's mother replied that he was away from home. Unaware of the trick, Lai Khutsangbi broke through the wall of the house with one of her powerful hands, trying to find Shasi, the child. Shasi's father, who was waiting for this opportunity, chopped off the hand with his sword.<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n98/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=98}}</ref>		Lai Khutsangbi wanted to eat the child Shasi. But Shasi's father, Shasipa was so brave that the Lai Khutsangbi was afraid of him. One day, Shasipa left home to work somewhere far away. He would be gone for days. Lai Khutsangbi came to the house at night, and asked Shasi's mother, Shasima if her husband was at home or not. Shasima was smart, so she lied and said her husband was at home. Lai Khutsangbi left. But she came back night after night and asked the same question again and again. Shasi's mother also gave the same reply, hiding the true fact that Shasipa was away. After some time, Shasi's father returned home and Shasi's mother told him what had happened. Shasi's father decided to defeat the demoness. That night, he waited for Lai Khutsangbi with a sharpened sword. At midnight, the demoness, as usual, came to ask Shasima if her husband was home.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n97/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=97}}</ref> This time, Shasi's mother replied that he was away from home. Unaware of the trick, Lai Khutsangbi broke through the wall of the house with one of her powerful hands, trying to find Shasi, the child. Shasi's father, who was waiting for this opportunity, chopped off the hand with his sword.<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n98/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=98}}</ref>
	Then, the demoness screamed painfully,		Then, the demoness screamed painfully,

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	File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	~~File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house~~
	File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement
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	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	== Legend ==		== Legend ==
	~~There~~ was a ~~man and woman~~ with a little child named Shasi (or "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in ~~other~~ versions) living in a house ~~by itself~~ in a village. Nearby was a forest where Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~ lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestocks and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness. The people in the village were afraid.		Once there was a couple with a little child named Shasi (also known as "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in different versions of the story) living in a lonely house in a small village. Nearby was a forest where Lai Khutshangbi lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestocks and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness. The people in the village were afraid.

	Lai Khutsangbi wanted to eat the child Shasi. But Shasi's father Shasipa was so brave that the ~~Lau~~ Khutsangbi was afraid of him. One day, Shasipa left home to work somewhere far away. he would be gone for days. Lai Khutsangbi came to the house at night, and asked Shasi's mother Shasima ~~(Shais's Mama)~~ if her husband was at home or not. Shasima was smart, so she lied and said her husband was at home. Lai Khutsangbi left. But she came back night after night and asked the same question again. Shasi's mother also gave the same reply, hiding the fact that Shasipa was away. After some time, Shasi's father returned home and Shasi's mother told him what had happened. Shasi's father decided to defeat the demoness. That night, he waited for Lai Khutsangbi with a sharpened sword. At midnight, the demoness, as usual, came to ask Shasima if her husband was home.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n97/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=97}}</ref> This time, Shasi's mother replied that he was away from home. Unaware of the trick, Lai Khutsangbi broke through the wall of the house with one of her powerful hands, trying to find Shasi, the child. Shasi's father, who was waiting for this opportunity, chopped off the hand with his sword.<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n98/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=98}}</ref>		Lai Khutsangbi wanted to eat the child Shasi. But Shasi's father, Shasipa was so brave that the Lai Khutsangbi was afraid of him. One day, Shasipa left home to work somewhere far away. He would be gone for days. Lai Khutsangbi came to the house at night, and asked Shasi's mother, Shasima if her husband was at home or not. Shasima was smart, so she lied and said her husband was at home. Lai Khutsangbi left. But she came back night after night and asked the same question again and again. Shasi's mother also gave the same reply, hiding the true fact that Shasipa was away. After some time, Shasi's father returned home and Shasi's mother told him what had happened. Shasi's father decided to defeat the demoness. That night, he waited for Lai Khutsangbi with a sharpened sword. At midnight, the demoness, as usual, came to ask Shasima if her husband was home.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n97/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=97}}</ref> This time, Shasi's mother replied that he was away from home. Unaware of the trick, Lai Khutsangbi broke through the wall of the house with one of her powerful hands, trying to find Shasi, the child. Shasi's father, who was waiting for this opportunity, chopped off the hand with his sword.<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n98/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=98}}</ref>
	Then, the demoness screamed painfully,		Then, the demoness screamed painfully,
	<blockquote><poem>		<blockquote><poem>

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	{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}		{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}
	{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai ~~Khutshangbi~~\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}		{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutshangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutshangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutsangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}
	'''Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Lai Khutshangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

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	'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language~~\|Manipuri~~]] ([[Meitei language~~\|Meitei~~]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

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	{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutsangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutshangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}		{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutsangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutshangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}
	'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]]~~. Her story is from~~ [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

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	==~~Story~~==		== Legend ==
	There was a man and woman with a little child named Shasi (or "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in other versions) living in a house by itself in a village. Nearby was a forest where Lai Khutsangbi lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestocks and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness. The people in the village were afraid.		There was a man and woman with a little child named Shasi (or "Shachi" or "Leirik" or "Naocha" in other versions) living in a house by itself in a village. Nearby was a forest where Lai Khutsangbi lived.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur"/> She usually stole and ate livestocks and human babies from the village. She took advantage of people's loneliness. The people in the village were afraid.

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			== References ==
	== ~~Other websites~~ ==		{{Reflist}}
			== External links ==
	* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=khut+hand+sangbi+long+manipuri&source=bl&ots=LWHGjN3y5D&sig=ACfU3U0INqAKu1dAG3fUmTmqKrB796U47Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-gILOkujyAhUTXnwKHSaGALAQ6AF6BAgmEAI#v=onepage&q=khut%20hand%20sangbi%20long%20manipuri&f=false The Secret of Lai Khutsangbi]		* [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT53&lpg=PT53&dq=khut+hand+sangbi+long+manipuri&source=bl&ots=LWHGjN3y5D&sig=ACfU3U0INqAKu1dAG3fUmTmqKrB796U47Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-gILOkujyAhUTXnwKHSaGALAQ6AF6BAgmEAI#v=onepage&q=khut%20hand%20sangbi%20long%20manipuri&f=false The Secret of Lai Khutsangbi]
	* [http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Spotlight_On_Women.Lai_Khutsangbi_female_power_and_punishment_By_Rubani_Yumkhaibam Lai Khutsangbi, female power and punishment]		* [http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Spotlight_On_Women.Lai_Khutsangbi_female_power_and_punishment_By_Rubani_Yumkhaibam Lai Khutsangbi, female power and punishment]

	~~== References ==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	[[Category:Meitei folklore]]		[[Category:Meitei folklore]]
	[[Category:Meitei literature]]		[[Category:Meitei literature]]
	[[Category:Meitei mythology]]		[[Category:Meitei mythology]]

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	The villagers thanked Shasipa for his bravery. From that day onwards, Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness, was never seen again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		The villagers thanked Shasipa for his bravery. From that day onwards, Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness, was never seen again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

	==Gallery==		== Gallery ==
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi]]		<gallery>
	[[File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi
	[[File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi]]		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house]]		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi - The first hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The first hand being chopped off]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi - The first hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The first hand being chopped off
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi - The second hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The second hand being chopped off]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father
			File:Lai Khutsangbi - The second hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The second hand being chopped off
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	== Other websites ==		== Other websites ==

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	{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}		{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}
	{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai ~~Khutshangbi~~\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}		{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutshangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutshangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutsangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}
	'''Lai ~~Khutsangbi~~''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Lai Khutshangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

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	{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}		{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}
	{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutsangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutshangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}		{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutsangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutshangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}
	'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language~~\|Manipuri~~]] ([[Meitei language~~\|Meitei~~]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language]] ([[Meitei language]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

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	{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}		{{See also\|List of creatures in Meitei folklore\|List of Meitei folktales}}
	{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutsangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutshangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}		{{Infobox mythical creature\|name=Lai Khutsangbi\|image=Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|image upright=2.5\|caption=Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness\|Grouping=[[Mythology]]\|Sub_Grouping=[[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]])\|Similar_entities=[[Yenakha Paodabi]], [[Keibu Keioiba]]\|Family=[[Hingchabi]] (demoness)\|Folklore=[[Meitei folklore]] ([[Manipuri folklore]])\|AKA=Lai Khutshangbi\|Country=[[India]]\|Region=[[Manipur]]}}
	'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]]~~. Her story is from~~ [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Lai Khutsangbi''' ({{lang-omp\|Lai Khutshangpi}}) (/laai-khoot-shaang-bee/) is a demoness ([[hingchabi]]) in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei folklore\|folklore]] of [[Antique Kangleipak]] ([[Ancient Manipur]]). She has very long hands. The word "Lai" means "deity or divinity," "Khut" means "hand," and "Sangbi" or "Shangbi" means "long" in [[Manipuri language\|Manipuri]] ([[Meitei language\|Meitei]]).<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TpM8DAAAQBAJ&dq=Khut+hand+Sangbi+long+manipuri&pg=PT53\|title=New Folktales of Manipur\|last=Oinam\|first=James\|date=2016-05-26\|publisher=Notion Press\|isbn=978-1-945400-70-4\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F29jAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutshangbi+demoness+long+hands\|title=Indian Literature\|date=1981\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi.\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=lai+khutsangbi+fairy+long+hands\|title=Folk Culture of Manipur\|last=Singh\|first=Moirangthem Kirti\|date=1993\|publisher=Manas Publications\|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0\|language=en}}</ref>
	The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>		The legend says that when she walks, her long hands touch the ground. Her fingers are as sharp as thorns. She has a large mouth with a long tongue. Her look is very frightening.<ref name="Folktales of Manipur">{{Cite book\|url=http://archive.org/details/dli.language.1358/page/n96/mode/1up\|title=Folktales of Manipur\|last1=B. Jayantakumar Sharma\|last2=Dr. Chirom Rajketan Singh\|date=2014\|pages=96}}</ref>

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	The villagers thanked Shasipa for his bravery. From that day onwards, Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness, was never seen again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		The villagers thanked Shasipa for his bravery. From that day onwards, Lai Khutsangbi, the long handed demoness, was never seen again.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

	==Gallery==		== Gallery ==
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi]]		<gallery>
	[[File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi
	[[File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi]]		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house]]		File:The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi 2.jpg\|thumb\|The family of Shasi, the child who is desired by Lai Khutsangbi
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi aiming to the lonely house
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to human settlement
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi coming to the village
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi penetrating the wall of the house with her powerful hand
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi - The first hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The first hand being chopped off]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi's hand about to chopped off by Shasipa, Shasi's father
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi - The first hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The first hand being chopped off
	[[File:Lai Khutsangbi - The second hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The second hand being chopped off]]		File:Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father.jpg\|thumb\|Lai Khutsangbi being followed by Shasi's father
			File:Lai Khutsangbi - The second hand being chopped off.jpg\|thumb\|The second hand being chopped off
			</gallery>

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