"Lemlei Ngaleima" (Old Manipuri: ꯂꯦꯝꯂꯩ ꯉꯥꯂꯩꯃ, romanized: lem-lei ngaa-lei-ma, lit. 'fish goddess'), also spelt as "Ngareima" (Meitei: ꯉꯥꯔꯩꯃ, romanized: ngaa-rei-ma), is the female deity and the divine personification of the fishes and the aquatic life in Meitei mythology and religion.[1][2][3] She is a daughter of Atingkok and a sister of the goddesses, Phouoibi, Thumleima and Ereima.[4][5][6][7]
| Ngaleima | |
|---|---|
Goddess of fish and aquatic life | |
| Member of Celestial goddesses | |
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| Other names | Ngareima |
| Meitei | ꯉꯥꯂꯩꯃ |
| Venerated in | Water |
| Affiliation | Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
| Abode | Water |
| Symbol | Fish |
| Texts | Puya |
| Gender | Female |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Personal information | |
| Parents |
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| Siblings | Phouleima, Thumleima and Ireima |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Amphitrite |
In popular culture
- "Phouoibi, the rice goddess", a bailad opera, was performed by the Laihui Ensemble in 2009, based on the mythical saga of the goddess and her sisters.[8][9][10][11]
- "Phouoibi Shayon", a 2017 mythology based Manipuri language feature film was released, based on the story of goddess Ngaleima and her sister Phouoibi.[12][13][14][15]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vKM4AAAAIAAJ&q=ngaleima+goddess&dq=ngaleima+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg-qPnva_uAhUu7HMBHeELCCgQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=IvUZAAAAIAAJ&q=ngaleima+goddess&dq=ngaleima+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg-qPnva_uAhUu7HMBHeELCCgQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA14&dq=ngareima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixhdq8va_uAhWU6nMBHdc0A3EQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=ngareima&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eDluAAAAMAAJ&dq=ngareima&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=ngareima+fish
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vKM4AAAAIAAJ&q=ngaleima+goddess&dq=ngaleima+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg-qPnva_uAhUu7HMBHeELCCgQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=IvUZAAAAIAAJ&q=ngaleima+goddess&dq=ngaleima+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjg-qPnva_uAhUu7HMBHeELCCgQ6AEwAHoECAUQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA14&dq=ngareima&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixhdq8va_uAhWU6nMBHdc0A3EQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=ngareima&f=false
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://www.manipur.org/news/2013/03/22/laihui-ensemble-manipur-%E2%80%93-phou-oibi-the-rice-goddess-to-perform-at-esplanade-theatre-studio-singapore/
- ↑ https://sgmagazine.com/events/singapore-music-festivals/phou-oibi-rice-goddess-laihui-ensemble
- ↑ https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/phou-oibi-the-rice-goddess-2009-7000842597.html
- ↑ http://www.manipur.org/news/2017/03/31/phouoibi-shayon-to-be-shown-at-shankar/
- ↑ https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/8155-film-release/amp
- ↑ https://klmdb.com/title/0000542/release-info
- ↑ https://klmdb.com/title/0000542
