"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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- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=GmZuAAAAMAAJ&dq=kounu+leima&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kounu+leima+koubru+
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA54&dq=kounu&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=kounu%20deities%20Khullakpa&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA54&dq=kounu#q=kounu
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=GmZuAAAAMAAJ&q=kounu+leima&dq=kounu+leima
