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"Kao Phaba" (Meitei: ꯀꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯕ), also known as "Khambana Kao Phaba" (Meitei: ꯈꯝꯕꯅ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯕ) (literally, "Khamba capturing the bull"[1][2]), is an episode of capturing the feral bull by Khuman Khamba in the Khamba Thoibi epic legend.[3][4] It is one of the most well known and the most celebrated legends in the modern popular culture of Manipur.[5]
In 2010, under the banner of the Laihui productions, an opera was produced "Kao, The Sacred Bull", based on the legend of capturing the bull.[6][7]
In 2019, a popular form of the episode, was reproduced in a canvas painting, with the title, "Khambana kao phaba". It was shown in an art exhibition in Bhopal, India.[8][9][10][11]
In 2020, the legend of capturing the bull, was displayed in its theatrical production, under the title "Kao Faba", in the Iboyaima Shummang Leela Shanglen, Palace Compound, Imphal.[12][13][14]
Further reading
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4NowAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA222&dq=khamba+bull&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS3ePcoYTvAhULfSsKHbeRB8oQ6AEwAHoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=khamba%20bull&f=false
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DJlJAAAAMAAJ&q=khamba+bull&dq=khamba+bull&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS3ePcoYTvAhULfSsKHbeRB8oQ6AEwBnoECAAQAw
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8EMKAQAAIAAJ&q=khamba+bull+capture&dq=khamba+bull+capture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjouvWqoYTvAhWQXisKHXUUABIQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw
- http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.theatre.Kao_-_A_Glimpse_of_Manipuri_Opera
- https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/kao-the-sacred-bull-2010-7000833162.html
Sources
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YBU3AAAAIAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwA3oECAQQAw
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8EMKAQAAIAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwAHoECAYQAw
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GP9_AAAAMAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwAnoECAIQAw
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Zf1jAAAAMAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwAXoECAAQAw
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=Khamba+capturing+the+bull&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=Khamba+capturing+the+bull&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&prmd=ivn&sxsrf=ALeKk00mBfnHMXuIc8GFLG5mEJFg6pC7dg:1614250781420&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjckZ7j8ITvAhUNA3IKHXWVAV0Q_AUoBnoECAMQBg&biw=360&bih=592
- ↑ https://www.google.com/search?q=Khamba+capturing+the+bull&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
- ↑ http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.theatre.Kao_-_A_Glimpse_of_Manipuri_Opera
- ↑ https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/kao-the-sacred-bull-2010-7000833162.html
- ↑ https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/---khambana-kao-phaba----on-display-at-igrms.html
- ↑ https://www.thenortheasttoday.com/latest-news/khambana-kao-phaba-manipuri-traditional-painting-on-display
- ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/city/bhopal/traditional-manipuri-painting-khambana-kao-phaba-on-display/amp_articleshow/70308200.cms
- ↑ https://m.timesofindia.com/home/education/news/traditional-manipuri-painting-khambana-kao-phaba-on-display/amp_articleshow/70357154.cms
- ↑ http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=23..031020.oct20
- ↑ https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/10/2/-Kao-Faba-displayed.amp.html
- ↑ https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/10/2/-Kao-Faba-displayed.html