Loyalakpa

Loyalakpa
Guardian God of the Western Direction
Member of Maikei Ngaakpa Lais and Lam Lais
Other namesTollomkhomba
AffiliationSanamahism)
Major cult centerPhayeng and Sekmai
AnimalsMeitei horse
MountManipuri pony
GenderMale
RegionManipur
Ethnic groupMeitei ethnicity
FestivalsLai Haraoba
Genealogy
Parents
ConsortThoudu Nungthel Leima

Loyalakpa (Manipuriꯂꯣꯌꯥꯔꯥꯛꯄ) is a God in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is best known for wrestling with Khoriphaba during the Lai Haraoba festival.[1] He is the consort of goddess Thoudu Nungthel Leima.[2] He is one of the ten kingly gods (or ten divine kings) in Meitei religion.[3][4]

  1. ^ Traditional Customs and Rituals of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, meghalaya, Manipur, Assam. Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture. 2002.
  2. ^ Devi, Lairenlakpam Bino (2002). The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-849-5.
  3. ^ The Meitheis by Thomas Callan Hodson. D. Nutt. 1908. p. 154 – via archive.org.
  4. ^ Hodson, Thomas Callan (1908). The Meitheis. D. Nutt. ISBN 978-81-7536-149-2.