Lai-Haraoba

The Lai-Haraoba festival is celebrated in an honour of the sylvan deity known as Umang Lai. The festival is celebrated in the month of May. The festival represents the worship of deities and ancestors. The men and women perform a number of dances in front of the ancient divines in the festival.

Yaoshang (Dol Jatra)

Yaoshang festival is the premier festival of Manipur and is also known as Dol Jatra. The festival is celebrated for five days starting from the full-moon day of Phalgun i.e. month of February/ March. An inseparable part of this festival is the Thabal Chongba dance.

Ratha Jatra

Ratha Jatra

Ratha Jatra is an important festival of the Hindus living in Manipur. The festival is celebrated for 10 days in the month of Ingen(June/July). In this festival Lord Jaganath leaves his temple in a Rath and the rath is pulled by pulled by pilgrims.

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Ramjan Id

Ramjan Id is the most popular festival of the Manipuri Muslims (Meitei Pangal) in Manipur. During this festival Muslims practice self denial of food, drink and other items.

And keep a fast; this fast is broken on the day of Id-Ul-Fitre. For more information Click Here.

Kut

Kut

Kut festival is a festival of the different tribe’s ok Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur. The festival is celebrated on 1st November in the month of autumn and is a happy occasion for villagers whose food stock was plentiful. The festival is a thanks giving festival and is in the honour of the giver of an abundant harvest.



Gang-Ngai

Gang –Ngai is the festival of Kabui Nagas. The festival is celebrated for a period of five days. The festival opens with the omen taking ceremony on the first day and the rest of days are celebrated by dances and feast.

Chumpha

The Chumpa festival is an important festival of the Tangkhul Nagas. The festival is celebrated for seven days in the month of December. The festival is held after the harvest period.

Christmas

The people of Manipur celebrate Christmas with joy and happiness by praying Jesus Christ, eating and singing.

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Cheiraoba

Cheiraoba

Cheiraoba is the Manipur New Year. The Manipur New Year is in the month of April.

Heikru Hidongba

Heikru Hidongba


Heikru Hidongba is celebrated in the month of September. The festival is a boat race which is celebrated with full joy.




Ningol Chakouba

Ningol Chakouba is a social festival of the people of Manipur. In this festival the married women of the family come. The festival is celebrated in the month of November on the second day of new Moon.

Lui_Ngai_Ni

Lui Ngai Ni is also known as seed sowing festival. It is a collective festival of Nagas observed on the 15 February every year. In this festival the Naga tribes start their cultivation by sowing seeds.

Kwak Jatra

Kwak Jatra is the festival of goddess Durga. The festival is celebrated in the same manner like it is celebrated all over India. The festival is also known as Durga Puja and is celebrated in the month of October.

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