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|other_names=Yumjao Lairembi, Yumjao Lairemma
|other_names=Yumjao Lairembi, Yumjao Lairemma
|affiliation=[[Sanamahism]]
|affiliation=[[Sanamahism]]
|texts=Puya
|texts=[[Puya (Meitei texts)]]
|festivals=Lai Haraoba
|festivals=[[Lai Haraoba]]
|deity_of=Goddess of royalty and household
|deity_of=Goddess of royalty and household
|Greek_equivalent=
|Greek_equivalent=
}}
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'''Yumjao Leima''' or '''Yumjao Lairembi''' or '''Yumjao Lairemma''' is the [[mother goddess]] of the [[house]] and the [[household]] in the Meitei mythology and [[Sanamahism|religion]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Xsrgg1Mel8UC&pg=PA71&dq=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispO2nrcvuAhX863MBHY9BAwgQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20Lairembi%20goddess%20house&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PgHgCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=yumjao+Leima+goddess+of+the+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK6daPrMvuAhXWIbcAHVoYCJAQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20Leima%20goddess%20of%20the%20house&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&dq=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispO2nrcvuAhX863MBHY9BAwgQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&pg=PA175&dq=yumjao+lairembi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmtqeK2bTuAhUF93MBHUD5BRAQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20lairembi&f=false</ref> She is said to be the goddess of [[royalty]], who assumed the human form in white attire, and blesses the ruler of the kingdom.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA434&dq=yumjao+leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTtuCp2LTuAhWYILcAHV7mB4gQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20leima&f=false</ref>
'''Yumjao Leima''' or '''Yumjao Lairembi''' or '''Yumjao Lairemma''' is a primordial mother goddess of the house and the household in the [[Meitei mythology]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Xsrgg1Mel8UC&pg=PA71&dq=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispO2nrcvuAhX863MBHY9BAwgQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20Lairembi%20goddess%20house&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PgHgCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=yumjao+Leima+goddess+of+the+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK6daPrMvuAhXWIbcAHVoYCJAQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20Leima%20goddess%20of%20the%20house&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&dq=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispO2nrcvuAhX863MBHY9BAwgQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&pg=PA175&dq=yumjao+lairembi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmtqeK2bTuAhUF93MBHUD5BRAQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20lairembi&f=false</ref> She is said to be the goddess of the royalty, who assumed the human form in white attire, and blesses the ruler of the kingdom.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA434&dq=yumjao+leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTtuCp2LTuAhWYILcAHV7mB4gQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20leima&f=false</ref>


==Temples==
==Temples==

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Yumjao Leima
Goddess of royalty and household
Other namesYumjao Lairembi, Yumjao Lairemma
AffiliationSanamahism
TextsPuya (Meitei texts)
FestivalsLai Haraoba

Yumjao Leima or Yumjao Lairembi or Yumjao Lairemma is a primordial mother goddess of the house and the household in the Meitei mythology and religion.[1][2][3][4] She is said to be the goddess of the royalty, who assumed the human form in white attire, and blesses the ruler of the kingdom.[5]

Temples

  • Inside the Kangla palace in Kangleipak kingdom, her temple is at the left side of the Pakhangba temple.[6]
  • Recently, a new temple "Ima Ibemma Yumjao Lairembi Shanglen", dedicated to the goddess, was inaugurated in Thangmeiband region in Imphal.[7]
  • A temple dedicated to Yumjao Lairembi in Arambam region is in Imphal West district of Manipur.[8]
  • "Yumjao Lairembi Temple" is in Meino Leirak, Sagolband, Imphal.[9]
  • "Thaoroijam Yumjao Lairembi Temple" is in Thaoroijam Mamang Leikai, Nambol, Manipur.[10]

In popular culture

  • A nonprofit dramatic union named "Yumjao Lairembi Dramatic and Cultural Union" was also established in Khagempali Huidrom Leikai, Imphal in 2011.[11][12]

Related pages

References

  1. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Xsrgg1Mel8UC&pg=PA71&dq=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispO2nrcvuAhX863MBHY9BAwgQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20Lairembi%20goddess%20house&f=false
  2. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PgHgCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=yumjao+Leima+goddess+of+the+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK6daPrMvuAhXWIbcAHVoYCJAQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20Leima%20goddess%20of%20the%20house&f=false
  3. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hNALAAAAIAAJ&q=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&dq=yumjao+Lairembi+goddess+house&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispO2nrcvuAhX863MBHY9BAwgQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg
  4. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&pg=PA175&dq=yumjao+lairembi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmtqeK2bTuAhUF93MBHUD5BRAQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20lairembi&f=false
  5. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA434&dq=yumjao+leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTtuCp2LTuAhWYILcAHV7mB4gQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20leima&f=false
  6. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&pg=PA175&dq=yumjao+lairembi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmtqeK2bTuAhUF93MBHUD5BRAQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=yumjao%20lairembi&f=false
  7. http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Snipp2..131011.oct11
  8. https://templesofindia.org/temple-view/yumjao-lairembi-arambam-imphal-west-manipur-224uan
  9. https://www.justdial.com/Imphal/Yumjao-Lairembi/9999P3852-3852-180912103347-U9L2_BZDET?xid=SW1waGFsIFRlbXBsZXMgV2FuZ29p&tab=moreinfo
  10. https://vymaps.com/IN/Thaoroijam-Yumjao-Lairembi-1548807465188617/
  11. https://www.saathire.com/594/yumjao-lairembi-dramatic-and-cultural-union/
  12. https://socialprimes.com/ngo/d8efa739-2b57-4049-9df0-6aa679f24be5