Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong

Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong
An afternoon scene of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong
Religion
Affiliation Sanamahism (Meitei religion)
SectLainingthou Sanamahi worship
DistrictImphal East district
ProvinceKangleipak
(Meitei for 'Manipur')
RegionNongmaiching Mountain (Selloi Langmai Mountain)
DeityLainingthou Sanamahi
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusactive
Governing body"Sanamahi Lainingkol" (University of Sanamahi Culture)
Year consecrated2019[1]
Statusactive
Location
LocationNongmaiching mountains (Selloi Langmai mountains)
MunicipalitySangsabi
StateManipur
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates24°48′18″N 94°02′08″E / 24.80505°N 94.03543°E / 24.80505; 94.03543
Architecture
TypeMeitei architecture
StyleMeitei architecture
Funded byfollowers of Sanamahism
Date established8 June 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-08)[1]
Groundbreaking2006[2]
Completed2019
Specifications
Height (max)75 feet (23 m)[2]
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Spire(s)1
Temple(s)1
Monument(s)1
Shrine(s)1
Inscriptions1
Elevation980 m (3,215 ft)

The Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong (Meitei for 'Lainingthou Sanamahi Shrine'), officially known as the Laiyingthou Sanamahi Kiyong (Meitei for 'Laiyingthou Sanamahi Shrine'),[a] is a temple of God Lainingthou Sanamahi of Meitei religion (Sanamahism), built on the Nongmaiching mountain (Selloi Langmai mountain) in the Imphal East district of Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur'). It is a center of the Sanamahism followers in Manipur.[3][2] It is the central body of the "Sanamahi Lainingkol" (University of Sanamahi Culture) at Chingoi Maru Langmaiching (Nongmaiching).[4][5][6]

The Sanamahi Kiyong is a religious destination and a pilgrimage site for the Meitei people, even for those living outside Manipur in other Northeast Indian states and also for the Kabui people and the Zeliangrong people living in Manipur, Assam and Tripura inside India as well as in Myanmar and Bangladesh.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :E-Pao was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Work on Sanamahi Kiyong gaining momentum: 23rd mar12 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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  4. ^ "Sanamahi Kiyong Donation: 15th dec08 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Sanamahi Kiyong: 15th may15 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Sanamahi Kiyong: 20th oct14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ সনামহি কিয়োং কোনুং | ইম্ফাল ইষ্ট ডিষ্ট্রিক্ট, মণিপুর গভর্নমেন্ট | India [Sanamahi Kiyong Konung | Imphal East District, Manipur Government | India]. National Informatics Centre (in Manipuri). India. Retrieved 2 February 2023. লাইশং অসি মণিপুর নত্তবা অৱাং নোংপোক্কী লমদা খুন্দাদুনা লৈবা মীতৈ/মৈতৈ শিংনা ধর্ম্মগী ওইবা লম কোইবা চৎপা অমদি মণিপুর, ম্য়ানমার, অসাম, ত্রিপুরা অমসুং বাংগ্লাদেস তা খুন্দারিবা কবুই অমদি জেল্য়ারোং কাংলুপকী মীওইশিংগী পুক্নিং চিংশিলহল্লি।


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