Thumleima

Noinu Thumleima
Goddess of salt and salt wells
Other names	Thumkhong Lairembi
Meitei	ꯅꯣꯏꯅꯨ ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯩꯃ
Affiliation	Sanamahism (Meitei religion)
Abode	Salt brines
Texts	Phouoibi Waron
Festivals	Lai Haraoba
Personal information
Siblings	Phouleima, Ngaleima and Ireima
Greek equivalent	Amphitrite
Roman equivalent	Salacia
Hinduism equivalent	Lakshmi

"Noinu Thumleima" (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯢꯅꯨ ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯩꯃ), also known as "Thumkhong Lairembi" (Meitei: ꯊꯨꯝꯈꯣꯡ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ), is the goddess and the female personification of the salt and the natural salt brines in Meitei mythology and religion. She is a sister of goddesses, Phouleima, Ngaleima and Ereima. She is worshipped by the people for the prosperity of salt, which is a main composition of diet for the mankind.

She is considered to be the concubine of Pakhangba, the royal deity.

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.
• "Phouoibi Shayon", a 2017 mythology based Manipuri language feature movie was released, based on the story of goddess Thumleima and her sister Phouoibi.