List of Meitei gods and goddesses

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"Meitei deities" or "Manipuri deities" refer to the gods and goddesses of Meitei mythology and religion. The major deities include Atingkok, Leimarel Sidabi, Sanamahi, Pakhangba, Imoinu and a few others.

Here is a list of the divinities, affiliated with Sanamahism, the Meitei religion.

List

Names of the Deities	Meitei transliteration	Description
Atingkok	ꯑꯇꯤꯡꯀꯣꯛ	The Universal God Father, the Creator of the entire world.
Haoreima	ꯍꯥꯎꯔꯩꯃ	A female divinity, in the form of a tribal woman, carrying traditional elongated basket.
Heinu Leima	ꯍꯩꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ	The goddess of fruits and fruitful abundance.
Imoinu	ꯏꯃꯣꯢꯅꯨ	A household goddess of hearth fire, wealth and prosperity.
Ireima	ꯏꯔꯩꯃ	The goddess and the Queen of the water realm.
Khamlangba	ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ	A great hunter, warrior and miner deity.
Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi	ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ ꯀꯤꯀꯣꯢ ꯂꯧꯑꯣꯟꯄꯤ	Goddess who takes the souls of the death to the underworld.
Khoriphaba	ꯈꯣꯔꯤꯐꯥꯕ	The only son of Atingkok and Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi.
Khuman Apokpa	ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯑꯄꯣꯛꯄ	The God of Darkness, and the progenitor of the Khuman clan.
Koiren Leima	ꯀꯣꯢꯔꯦꯟ ꯂꯩꯃ	The dual goddesses, who are both the consorts of Thangjing.
Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi	ꯀꯣꯟꯊꯧꯖꯝ ꯇꯝꯐꯥ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ	The former Queen of Heaven and a consort of Atingkok, the Supreme God.
Korouhanba	ꯀꯣꯔꯧꯍꯟꯕ	The God of the Sun and the master of the sky.
Koubru	ꯀꯧꯕ꯭ꯔꯨ	The guardian of the North West direction and the presiding deity of the Mt. Koubru.
Laikhurembi	ꯂꯥꯢꯈꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ	The chief Queen of Thongalel, the ruler of the underworld kingdom.
Lainaotabi	ꯂꯥꯢꯅꯥꯎꯇꯥꯕꯤ	The youngest consort of Thongalel, and the goddess of sorcery, witchcraft and weaving.
Leimarel Sidabi	ꯂꯩꯃꯔꯦꯜ ꯁꯤꯗꯕꯤ	The supreme mother earth goddess.
Loyalakpa	ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ	The only son of Koubru and Kounu.
Marjing	ꯃꯥꯔꯖꯤꯡ	The god of polo, horses, war and sports.
Mongba Hanba	ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ	A primordial Sylvan God.
Ngaleima	ꯉꯥꯂꯩꯃ	The goddess of fish, and a sister of Ireima, Phouoibi and Thumleima.
Nongpok Ningthou	ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ	The presiding god of the Nongmaiching Hill (Langmai Hill), in eastern Manipur, and the Guardian of the Eastern direction.
Nongshaba, also known as Kanglasha	ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ (ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ)	A dragon lion god, son of Atingkok.
Nongthang Leima	ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ	The goddess of seduction, associated with thunder and lightning.
Pakhangpa	ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯄ	A primordial serpentine dragon and a son of Atingkok and Leimarel Sidabi.
Panam Ningthou	ꯄꯅꯝ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ	The presiding god of "Andro village" in Manipur.
Panthoibi	ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ	The goddess of fertility, war and love.
Phouoibi	ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯢꯕꯤ	The goddess of food, crops and agriculture.
Pisatao	ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ	God of handicrafts.
Poireiton	ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ	The cultural hero, who brought fire from the underworld to the human world.
Pureiromba	ꯄꯨꯔꯩꯔꯣꯝꯕ	An ancestral deity of the Angom clan.
Sanamahi	ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ	A household deity and the eldest son of Atingkok, the Supreme deity.
Thangjing	ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯡ	The progenitor of the Moirang clan, the Guardian of the South West direction and the presiding deity of Ancient Moirang.
Thongak Lairembi	ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ	Goddess who guards the entrance gate to the underworld.
Thongalel	ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯂꯦꯜ	The god of the death and the ruler of the underworld.
Thumleima	ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯩꯃ	The goddess of salt and salt brines.
Wangbren	ꯋꯥꯡꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯟ	The god of water, rain, flood, disease and sickness.
Yumjao Leima	ꯌꯨꯝꯖꯥꯎ ꯂꯩꯃ	The goddess of household and royalty.

See also

• Phouoibi Shayon