Pisatao

This article is about a deity. For other uses, see Pisatao (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Khamlangba.

"Lainingthou Pishatao" (Meitei: ꯂꯥꯢꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ, romanized: lāi-nīng-thou pī-sā-tāo, lit. '"Maker of All"'), mononymously known as "Pisatao" (Old Manipuri: ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ), is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion. He is the god of craftsmen and architects. He is regarded as the divine personification of the ultimate reality, the abstract creative power inherent in deities, living and non living beings in the universe.

Pisatao
God of architecture, artisans, forge, handicrafts, metallurgy, skills
Member of Primordial deities
Other names	Khoyum Lai Ningthou Pishatao Khutheiba Silheiba
Meitei	ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ
Affiliation	Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Abodes	Heaven
Weapons	Hammer,
Gender	Male
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Festivals	Pishatao Khurumba
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Hephaestus
Hinduism equivalent	Vishwakarma

Historically, his pantheon was replaced by Vishwakarma of Hinduism. However, with the dedicated efforts of several organizations and associations including the SEACO, the status of his pantheon is reviving day by day in Manipur.

Sources

• 'Pisatao-The God of architecture and handicrafts
• https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.461915/2015.461915.A-Critical_djvu.txt