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'''"Irai Ningthou"''' also known as '''"Ike Ningthau"''',<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tH0BAAAAMAAJ&q=ike+ningthau&dq=ike+ningthau&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimp-rjvs3vAhV_wTgGHTvZDikQ6AEwAHoECAIQAw</ref> is a primordial deity in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]]. He is the divine personification and the male divinity of [[water]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tH0BAAAAMAAJ&dq=ike+ningthau&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=irai+ningthau+water</ref> He mainly dwells in the [[river]]s and [[lake]]s. He is the consort of [[Irai Leima]] ([[Ireima]]), the goddess of water.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=CYWmAvDVzREC&q=irai+leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3kpzCku3qAhXPzDgGHSbJAsMQ6AElODAH</ref>
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'''Irai Ningthou''' ({{lang-omp|Ilai Ningthou}}) or '''Ike Ningthau''' ({{lang-omp|Ike Ningthou}}) is a God in [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]] ([[Sanamahism]]) of [[Ancient Manipur]] ([[Antique Kangleipak]]). He is the God and the divine male personification of [[water]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282312/page/n247/mode/2up?q=Irai+Leima+ike+ningthau+spirit+water+king+rivers+lakes+sacrifices+white+fowl+pig+dog+goat|title=The Purums 1945|last=T C Das|date=1945|pages=247}}</ref><ref name="Britain 1913">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CYWmAvDVzREC&q=gods+ike+irai+leima+rivers+lakes|title=Publications|last=(Great Britain)|first=Folklore Society |date=1913|language=en}}</ref> He mainly dwells in the [[river]]s and [[lake]]s.<ref name="Britain 1913"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282312/page/n247/mode/2up?q=Irai+Leima+ike+ningthau+spirit+water+king+rivers+lakes+sacrifices+white+fowl+pig+dog+goat|title=The Purums 1945|last=T C Das|date=1945|pages=247}}</ref>
He is the consort of [[Irai Leima]] (alias ''[[Ireima]]''). The divine couples are regarded as the spirits of the water bodies.<ref name="Britain 1913"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282312/page/n247/mode/2up?q=Irai+Leima+ike+ningthau+spirit+water+king+rivers+lakes+sacrifices+white+fowl+pig+dog+goat|title=The Purums 1945|last=T C Das|date=1945|pages=247}}</ref>


==References==
== Name ==
The name ''"Irai Ningthou"'' literally means ''"King of water"'' or ''"Chief of water"''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282312/page/n247/mode/2up?q=Irai+Leima+ike+ningthau+spirit+water+king+rivers+lakes+sacrifices+white+fowl+pig+dog+goat|title=The Purums 1945|last=T C Das|date=1945|pages=247}}</ref>
 
== Worship ==
When a person gets ill after bathing in a water body, people believed that the water spirits (Irai Ningthou and his wife [[Irai Leima]]) had caught the person. To get well again, people worship the two deities. For this, the [[maiba]]s perform the rites and rituals. The offerings include 2 eggs and 7 bamboo vessels filled up with rice paste.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282312/page/n247/mode/2up?q=Irai+Leima+spirit+water+king+rivers+lakes+sacrifices+white+fowl+pig+dog+goat|title=The Purums 1945|last=T C Das|date=1945|pages=247}}</ref>
 
The [[:en:Thadou people|Thadou people]] also highly honour the water deities. They offer wild sacrifices like white [[fowl]], [[pig]], [[dog]] or he-[[goat]] to the God.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282312/page/n247/mode/2up?q=Irai+Leima+ike+ningthau+spirit+water+king+rivers+lakes+sacrifices+white+fowl+pig+dog+goat|title=The Purums 1945|last=T C Das|date=1945|pages=247}}</ref>
 
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* [https://en.m.wikisource.org/w/index.php?search=gods+rivers+lakes+Ike+Ningthau+Irai+Leima+maibi+threw+offerings+&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=1&ns0=1&ns100=1&ns102=1&ns106=1&ns114=1 Irai Ningthou (Ike Ningthau)_English Wikisource]
 
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Irai Ningthou
(Old Manipuri: Ilai Ningthou)
God of Water
Member of water deities
IRAI NINGTHOU.jpg
The divine name "Irai Ningthou", written in Meitei Mayek abugida
Other namesIrai Ningthau, Ike Ningthou, Ike Ningthau, Erai Ningthou, Erai Ningthau, Eke Ningthou, Eke Ningthau
AffiliationMeitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
AbodesRivers and Lakes
TextsPuYas
GenderMale
RegionAncient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur)
Ethnic groupMeitei ethnicity
FestivalsLai Haraoba
ConsortIrai Leima (Ireima)
Meitei gods and goddesses
series
PANTHOIPI.jpg
Heavenly gods and goddesses
Netherworld gods and goddesses

Irai Ningthou (Old Manipuri: Ilai Ningthou) or Ike Ningthau (Old Manipuri: Ike Ningthou) is a God in Meitei mythology and religion (Sanamahism) of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak). He is the God and the divine male personification of water.[1][2] He mainly dwells in the rivers and lakes.[2][3] He is the consort of Irai Leima (alias Ireima). The divine couples are regarded as the spirits of the water bodies.[2][4]

Name[edit]

The name "Irai Ningthou" literally means "King of water" or "Chief of water".[5]

Worship[edit]

When a person gets ill after bathing in a water body, people believed that the water spirits (Irai Ningthou and his wife Irai Leima) had caught the person. To get well again, people worship the two deities. For this, the maibas perform the rites and rituals. The offerings include 2 eggs and 7 bamboo vessels filled up with rice paste.[6]

The Thadou people also highly honour the water deities. They offer wild sacrifices like white fowl, pig, dog or he-goat to the God.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ T C Das (1945). The Purums 1945. p. 247.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (Great Britain), Folklore Society (1913). Publications.
  3. ↑ T C Das (1945). The Purums 1945. p. 247.
  4. ↑ T C Das (1945). The Purums 1945. p. 247.
  5. ↑ T C Das (1945). The Purums 1945. p. 247.
  6. ↑ T C Das (1945). The Purums 1945. p. 247.
  7. ↑ T C Das (1945). The Purums 1945. p. 247.

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