Sanamahists

Sanamahists or Sanamahi Chatpas (Old Manipuri: ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ ꯂꯥꯢꯅꯤꯪ ꯆꯠꯄꯁꯤꯪ; Meitei: ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯠꯄꯁꯤꯡ) are persons who regard themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to the aspects of Sanamahism, the Meitei religion. The term is mainly used by the Meitei people who follows the traditions of their ancestral culture.