Kounu

"Kounu" (Meitei: ꯀꯧꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, Old Manipuri: ꯀꯧꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ) is a primordial goddess in Meitei mythology and religion. Legend says she dwells in the kingdom of the snows of far north. She is worshipped with her consort Koubru,^[1] as the deities of the Khullakpa (village chief).^[2]^[3] Kounu and Koubru ruled Ancient Manipur, after the reign of Ningthou Puthiba.^[4]

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[1] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=GmZuAAAAMAAJ&dq=kounu+leima&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kounu+leima+koubru+

[2] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA54&dq=kounu&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=kounu%20deities%20Khullakpa&f=false

[3] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA54&dq=kounu#q=kounu

[4] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=GmZuAAAAMAAJ&q=kounu+leima&dq=kounu+leima

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