Heikru Hidongba | |
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Observed by | Meitei people |
Type | Meitei |
Celebrations | Boat racing |
Date | as per Meitei calendar |
Frequency | Annual |
"Heikru Hidongba" (Manipuri boat racing festival) is a socio-religious ceremony performed every year at the moat of the Sagolband Bijoy Govinda Leikai, Imphal on the 11th day of the Meitei calendar month Langban (coinciding with September) with elements of religious, custom and other traditional belief of creation.[1][2]