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Thougal Jagoi (Meitei: ꯊꯧꯒꯜ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ) (literally, "Dance of dedication"[1]) or Jagoi Ashangbi[2] (Meitei: ꯖꯒꯣꯢ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯤ) is a Meitei traditional dance form, performed by men and women, along with maibis (priestesses) to invoke the deities.[3] It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.[4] The performance lasts for half an hour, after which the "Hoi Lauba" ceremony is enacted.[5]

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