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''' | '''Kajenglei''' ([[Ancient Meitei language|Ancient Meitei]]: Kachenglei), also known as '''Leitreng''', is a [[Meitei culture|Meitei cultural]] ladies' headdress, consisting of eighty to hundred brass strips, worn especially by [[Meitei goddesses]], [[Ningthouja dynasty|Meitei female royalties]], female dancers of [[Meitei dances|traditional Meitei dance forms]] and brides of [[:simple:Meitei_wedding|traditional Meitei wedding]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&q=kajenglei|title = Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition|isbn = 9788185026091|last1 = Doshi|first1 = Saryu|year = 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sanajaoba |first=Naorem |year=1988 |title=Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization |volume=4 |publisher=Mittal Publications |page=289 |isbn=9788170998532}}</ref> It is made from the plant Khekwai which grows abundantly in hilly and mountainous areas of Manipur. It is presently available in most of the markets including [[Khwairamband Bazar]] in Manipur.{{cn|date=May 2020}} | ||
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Kajenglei (Ancient Meitei: Kachenglei), also known as Leitreng, is a Meitei cultural ladies' headdress, consisting of eighty to hundred brass strips, worn especially by Meitei goddesses, Meitei female royalties, female dancers of traditional Meitei dance forms and brides of traditional Meitei wedding.[1][2] It is made from the plant Khekwai which grows abundantly in hilly and mountainous areas of Manipur. It is presently available in most of the markets including Khwairamband Bazar in Manipur.[citation needed]
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- ↑ Doshi, Saryu (1989). Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition. ISBN 9788185026091.
- ↑ Sanajaoba, Naorem (1988). Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. Vol. 4. Mittal Publications. p. 289. ISBN 9788170998532.