"Mongba Hanba" (Meitei: ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ), also spelt as "Mongpa Hanpa" (Old Manipuri: ꯃꯣꯡꯄ ꯍꯟꯄ), is a primordial sylvan deity in Meitei religion. He is mainly worshipped in the sacred forest named "Mongba Hanba Umang", in the bank of the Imphal river in Manipur.[1] According to religious custom, Tampak Maiba was to worship the deity.[2] The atmosphere of blood sacrifice is said to be associated with the shrine of the deity.[3] Historically, the identity of the deity was fused into that of Hindu god Hanuman during the reign of Meitei king Garib Niwaj.[4][5] Presently, despite having repeated attempts to revive the pantheon of the deity, there is still opposition from the Hindu religious body of the temple dedicated to Hanuman.[6]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=H-DaAAAAMAAJ&q=mongba+hanba&dq=mongba+hanba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEsdSx4O7uAhV78HMBHZZ6DSgQ6AEwBHoECAYQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=F3VuAAAAMAAJ&q=mongba+hanba&dq=mongba+hanba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEsdSx4O7uAhV78HMBHZZ6DSgQ6AEwAnoECAcQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9jtuAAAAMAAJ&dq=mongba+hanba&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=mongba+hanba+blood+
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wLzDLsEYZGQC&pg=PA43&dq=mongba+hanba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEsdSx4O7uAhV78HMBHZZ6DSgQ6AEwBXoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=mongba%20hanba&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OzjbCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA234&dq=mongba+hanba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEsdSx4O7uAhV78HMBHZZ6DSgQ6AEwBnoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=mongba%20hanba&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fRw2jfmPaggC&q=mongba+hanba&dq=mongba+hanba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEsdSx4O7uAhV78HMBHZZ6DSgQ6AEwA3oECAUQAg