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'''"Chukpharon Jagoi"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯆꯨꯛꯐꯥꯔꯣꯟ ꯖꯛꯣꯢ}}) is a dance form performed by the maibis ([[priestess]]es) to please the lords of the four directions, Thangjing, Marjing, Wangbren and Koubru, in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&pg=PA619&dq=chuk+pharon+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLhZD08tvuAhUOfisKHQicAIQQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=chuk%20pharon%20jagoi&f=false</ref> During the performance, the maibi takes the two ekouphus ([[pot]]s) from the laipubas, holding the Lainingthou ekouphu in the right hand and the Lairembi ekouphu in the left hand.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&pg=PA619&dq=chuk+pharon+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLhZD08tvuAhUOfisKHQicAIQQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=chuk%20pharon%20jagoi&f=false</ref> The dance performance portrays the dance of goddess Nongthang Leima, who saves the [[universe]] from destruction.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ljZuAAAAMAAJ&q=chuk+pharon+jagoi&dq=chuk+pharon+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLhZD08tvuAhUOfisKHQicAIQQ6AEwAXoECAAQAg</ref>