| Thangching | |
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Progenitor of the Moirang clan | |
| Member of Lainingthous, Maikei Ngaakpa Lais and Umang Lais | |
 Thangching, the Patron God of Moirang and his consort, Koiren Leima. | |
| Other names | Thangjing |
| Affiliation | Sanamahism |
| Major cult center | Moirang |
| Abodes | Heaven and Earth[1] |
| Weapon | Polo stick |
| Animals | White tiger and horse |
| Mount | White tiger and horse |
| Texts | Moirang Ningthourol Lambuba |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Moirang |
| Ethnic group | Meitei |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Consorts | Koiren Leima |
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Thangching or Thangjing (Meitei: ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯡ) is a primordial deity in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the ruling deity of the Moirang dynasty.[2][3][4][5] He rules supreme on the banks of the landlocked sea, Loktak lake.[6][7] He is one of the four cardinal Umang Lais.[8] The guardianship of the south western direction is alluded to Thangjing and the other directions to Koubru (north west), Marjing (north east) and Wangbren (south east).[8][9][10][11]
Two of his most prominent pantheons are the Thangching Temple and the Thangching Hill (Thangjing Peak).[12][13]
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- ^ Singh, Dr Th Suresh (2014-06-02). The Endless Kabaw Valley: British Created Visious Cycle of Manipur, Burma and India. Quills Ink Publishing. ISBN 978-93-84318-00-0.
- ^ "The God Lainingthou Thangching Koylellai". e-pao.net.