| Khamlangba | |
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God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war | |
| Member of Lainingthous and Lam Lais | |
_%E2%80%94_Ancient_Kangleipak_civilization_(early_Manipur).jpg) Khamlangba is mainly worshipped in Kakching Haraoba, one of the major forms of Lai Haraoba | |
| Other names | Lai Khamlangpa, Lainingthou Khamlangpa |
| Affiliation | Sanamahism |
| Major cult center | Kakching |
| Abode | Kakching |
| Artifacts | Iron ores and steel |
| Adherents | Meitei people |
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| Gender | Male |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnic group | Meitei |
| Festivals | Kakching Haraoba (Lai Haraoba) |
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| Consort | Huimu Leima |
| Offspring | Amudon |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Hephaestus |
| Roman | Vulcan |
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Khamlangba (Manipuri: ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ) is a deity in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war.[1][2] His occupation is the extraction of the iron ores and the manufacture of steel.[2] The Khamlangba Thenlon text mentions about his skills of iron metallurgy and blacksmith in ancient Kakching kingdom.
- ^ Devi, Dr Yumlembam Gopi (16 June 2019). Glimpses of Manipuri Culture. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-72919-7.
- ^ a b Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.). Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7835-864-2.