Pureiromba

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"Pureiromba" (Meitei: ꯄꯨꯔꯩꯔꯣꯝꯕ), also spelt as "Puleilompa" (Old Manipuri: ꯄꯨꯂꯩꯂꯣꯝꯄ), is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion. He is the giver of rain and agricultural prosperity.[1] He is the ancestral deity of the Angom clan of the Meitei ethnicity.[2] The religious festival of Lai Haraoba is celebrated in honor of the deity in the months of Kalen (April-May).[3] There are pantheons dedicated to Pureiromba and his son Chinsongba in the village of Andro in Manipur.[4] His pantheon is mainly maintained by the people of the Sharumbam clan.[5]

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