Meitei astronomy

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Meitei astronomy (Meitei: Khenchonglon/Khenchanglon)
Classical Meitei relief arts depicting the mythological creation of celestial and heavenly bodies, displayed inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal
Cultural origins	Meitei culture

The astronomy of Meitei civilisation deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

Meitei language term “Khenchanglon” (Meitei: ꯈꯦꯟꯆꯪꯂꯣꯟ / ꯈꯦꯟꯆꯡꯂꯣꯟ) is derived from its ancient Meitei equivalent “Khenchonglon” (Meitei: ꯈꯦꯟꯆꯣꯡꯂꯣꯟ), literally meaning "the growing up, evolving or emergence of natural / celestial body(ies) and energy(ies)" and colloquially meaning "astronomy or astronomical bodies, like stars, constellations, planets, satellites, comets, meteors, etc." The Meitei astronomy was also related to the tradition of astrology.^[1]