Meitei Sankirtana

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Meitei Sankirtan (Manipuri Sankirtan)
A depiction of Meitei Sankirtan
Types	Ritual singing, drumming and dancing
Originating culture	Meitei culture
Originating era	18th century AD – present

Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Drumming in Meitei culture
Country	India
Region	Manipur
Inscription history
Inscription	2013
It's one of the masterpieces of Meitei culture.

Meitei Sankirtan (Meitei: Meitei Nat Sankirtan), also known as Meitei Sankirtana (Meitei: Meitei Nat Sankirtana) or Manipuri Sankirtan (Meitei: Nat Sonkirton) or Manipuri Sankirtana (Meitei: Nat Sonkirton), is a Meitei cultural form of performing art involving ritual singing, drumming and dancing performed in the temples and domestic spaces in Manipur in India. Through the performances which exhibit unparalleled religious devotion and energy, the performers narrate the many stories of Krishna often moving the spectators to tears.^[1] It is practiced primarily by the Meitei Hindus (primarily Vaishnavas) in Manipur and by the Vaishnava Manipuri population settled in the neighbouring States of Tripura and Assam. "Sankirtana: Ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur" was inscribed on the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the eighth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, held in December 2013.^[2]