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| type = Meitei | | type = Meitei | ||
| name = Nongthang Leima | | name = Nongthang Leima | ||
| deity_of = | | deity_of = Primordial Goddess of thunder and lightning, dance and music, charming and seduction | ||
| member_of = [[Lairembi]]s | | member_of = [[Lairembi]]s | ||
| image = NONGTHANG LEIMA.jpg | | image = NONGTHANG LEIMA.jpg | ||
| caption = "Nongthang Leima", the [[Ancient Meitei language|Ancient Meitei]] name of the goddess, written in archaic Meetei Mayek abugida | | caption = "Nongthang Leima", the [[Ancient Meitei language|Ancient Meitei]] name of the goddess, written in archaic Meetei Mayek abugida | ||
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In [[Meitei folklore]], [[Meitei mythology|mythology]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]], [[Nongthang Leima]], the | In [[Meitei folklore]], [[Meitei mythology|mythology]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]], [[Nongthang Leima]], the primordial goddess of thunder and lightning, dance and music, charming and seduction,<ref name="Incarnations of Goddess Nongthang Leima By James Oinam">{{Cite web|title=Incarnations of Goddess Nongthang Leima By James Oinam|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Folks.Folk_Tales.Incarnations_of_Goddess_Nongthang_Leima_By_James_Oinam|access-date=2022-03-29|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=nongthang+Leima&dq=nongthang+Leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU6p6XquzuAhVNAHIKHV0ZDdEQ6AEwA3oECAQQAg|title=Folk Culture of Manipur|last=Singh|first=Moirangthem Kirti|date=1993|publisher=Manas Publications|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=50BLAAAAYAAJ&q=Nongthang+Leima&dq=Nongthang+Leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLiY22uM3uAhVk4HMBHRtxDQYQ6AEwAnoECAkQAg|title=Folk-lore|date=1991|publisher=Indian Publications|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uJUOAQAAMAAJ&q=nongthang+Leima&dq=nongthang+Leima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7zsPsqezuAhWGdn0KHTmvCbQQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg|title=The Anthropologist: International Journal of Contemporary and Applied Studies of Man|date=2003|publisher=Kamla-Raj Enterprises|language=en}}</ref> is said to have multiple divine incarnations in the forms of many feminine beings.<ref name="Incarnations of Goddess Nongthang Leima By James Oinam" /> The ''"Laion Laichat"'', an ancient [[Meitei scripture]], mentions the 31 divine forms of the goddess, among which [[Panthoibi]] and Chang-Ning Leima, are significant.<ref name="Incarnations of Goddess Nongthang Leima By James Oinam" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Land of Gods and Goddesses Book Review By James Oinam|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.books.Land_of_Gods_and_Goddesses_Book_Review_By_James_Oinam|access-date=2022-03-29|website=www.e-pao.net}}</ref> | ||
== Incarnations == | == Incarnations == |