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'''Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba''' or '''Sanamahi Cheng Hongba''' is a religious grand [[chariot]] pulling festival dedicated to [[Lainingthou Sanamahi]], a primordial deity of [[Sanamahism]], mainly celebrated by the [[Meitei ethnicity]]. Its main venue is [[Imphal]], the metropolis of [[Manipur]]. Notably, the festival was banned for '''three and a half consecutive centuries''' due to forcible Hindu advent in the society of the [[Meitei people]], with the imperial powers of Pamheiba, the then King of [[Manipur]]. The ancient cultural practice was revived in the year 2018 AD with the strong efforts of the volunteers of [[Meitei ethnicity]].<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/ancient-manipur-ritual-held/cid/1453267</ref><ref>http://thepeopleschronicle.in/daily/english/3518</ref><ref>http://www.pothashang.in/2018/06/28/sanamahee-ahong-khong-chingba-observed-350-years/</ref>
{{See|Fairs and Festivals in Manipur}}
{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name=Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba
|observedby=[[Meitei people]]
|frequency=Annual
|type=[[Sanamahism]]
|observances=Grand Chariot housing deity Sanamahi is pulled by the devotees
|longtype=religious
|celebrations=Rice, vegetables and fruits are offered to the deity [[Lainingthou Sanamahi]]
|date=ancient period to the 18th century; 2018-present
}}
'''Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba''' or '''Sanamahi Cheng Hongba''' or '''Kang Chingba''' is the religious [[festival]] of [[Manipur|Manipuri people]], associated mainly with the public [[procession]] with the grand [[chariot]], housing the [[Meitei people|Meitei]] God [[Lainingthou Sanamahi]]. The [[Imphal]] city serves as the main location of the festival. It attracts thousands of [[pilgrims]] who join the [[procession]]. The festival was celebrated 350 years ago, and after a long pause, it was first recelebrated in the year 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/ancient-manipur-ritual-held/cid/1453267|title=Ancient Manipur ritual held|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thepeopleschronicle.in/daily/english/3518|title=Sanamahi Ahong-Khong Chingba ritual to be organised :: Manipur News &#124; Manipur Daily &#124; Poknapham - Manipuri News!|website=thepeopleschronicle.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pothashang.in/2018/06/28/sanamahee-ahong-khong-chingba-observed-350-years/|title=Sanamahee Ahong Khong Chingba observed after 350 years|date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>
 
During the festival, thousands of devotees offer rice, fruits, vegetables, money, along with the traditional rites and rituals to seek blessings from the deity.
 
==Similar festival==
Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba is purely a festival of [[Sanamahism]]. But after [[Manipuri Vaishnavism|Hindunisation of Meitei society]], a similar type of festival was created.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kang Chingba|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Festival_of_Manipur.Manipur_Festival_Mangi_Devi.Kang_Chingba|access-date=2020-09-19|website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Yojana Magazine|publisher=Government of India|year=August 2020|pages=18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kang Rath Yatra Manipur {{!}} Kang Chingba Festival Manipur|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/manipur/kang-rath-yatra.html|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.tourmyindia.com}}</ref>


==Other website==
* [[:en:Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba]]
==References==
==References==
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Further information: Fairs and Festivals in Manipur
Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba
Observed byMeitei people
Typereligious
CelebrationsRice, vegetables and fruits are offered to the deity Lainingthou Sanamahi
ObservancesGrand Chariot housing deity Sanamahi is pulled by the devotees
Dateancient period to the 18th century; 2018-present
FrequencyAnnual

Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba or Sanamahi Cheng Hongba or Kang Chingba is the religious festival of Manipuri people, associated mainly with the public procession with the grand chariot, housing the Meitei God Lainingthou Sanamahi. The Imphal city serves as the main location of the festival. It attracts thousands of pilgrims who join the procession. The festival was celebrated 350 years ago, and after a long pause, it was first recelebrated in the year 2018.[1][2][3]

During the festival, thousands of devotees offer rice, fruits, vegetables, money, along with the traditional rites and rituals to seek blessings from the deity.

Similar festival[edit | edit source]

Sanamahi Ahong Khong Chingba is purely a festival of Sanamahism. But after Hindunisation of Meitei society, a similar type of festival was created.[4][5][6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ancient Manipur ritual held". www.telegraphindia.com.
  2. ↑ "Sanamahi Ahong-Khong Chingba ritual to be organised :: Manipur News | Manipur Daily | Poknapham - Manipuri News!". thepeopleschronicle.in.
  3. ↑ "Sanamahee Ahong Khong Chingba observed after 350 years". June 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kang Chingba". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  5. ↑ Yojana Magazine. Government of India. August 2020. p. 18.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. ↑ "Kang Rath Yatra Manipur | Kang Chingba Festival Manipur". www.tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
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