Nongmaiching Hill

This article is about a mountain in Imphal Valley. For the associated reserved forest, see Nongmaiching Reserved Forest.
Nongmaiching Hill
Nongmaijing Hill
Nongmaiching Hill is located in Manipur
Nongmaiching Hill
Nongmaiching Hill
Nongmaiching Hill is located in India
Nongmaiching Hill
Nongmaiching Hill
Nongmaiching Hill (India)
Highest point
Elevation5,133 ft (1,565 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,500 ft (760 m)[3][4]
Coordinates24°48′14″N 94°02′06″E / 24.804°N 94.035°E / 24.804; 94.035
Naming
Etymology"Nongmaiching Mountain" or "Nongmaiching Hill" (see here)
Native nameNongmaijing Ching (Meitei)
Pronunciation/nong-māi-jīng chīng/
Defining authorityGovernment of Manipur
Geography
LocationImphal Valley
CountryIndia
StateManipur
RegionImphal Valley
DistrictImphal East district
BiomeNongmaiching Reserved Forest
Climbing
First ascentBy religious pilgrims or priests in Antiquity
Easiest routehiking
Normal routeNongmaiching Chingka Lambi
(Meitei for 'Nongmaiching mountain climbing route')
Meetei Mayek
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Nongmaiching Hill or Nongmaijing Hill,[5] also known as the Selloi Langmai Ching,[6][7] is a hill in the Imphal Valley in Manipur, India.[8] It rises to the east of the Imphal City with a peak at an elevation of 5,133 feet (1,565 m) above sea level.[9][1][2] It is a holy pilgrimage site for the Meitei people. In Meitei mythology and religion (Sanamahism), it is a sacred mountain and the abode of God Nongpok Ningthou and Goddess Panthoibi.[10][11][12] In Meitei folklore, the Nongmaiching is described as the hill that produces "the seven days of a week".[13]

  1. ^ a b Basanta, Ningombam (2008). Modernisation, Challenge and Response A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur. Akansha Publishing House. p. 16. ISBN 9788183701525. The 'Nongmaiching' hill is around 5133 ft, above the sea
  2. ^ a b The Indian Forester. R.P. Sharma. 1960. pp. 100, 107. The formation is observed at Nongmaijing hill rising upto 1564m. in altitude. ... This forest is observed at Nongmaijing. The hill runs in a north and south direction. The highest peak is 1564 m. high above the sea level.
  3. ^ The Nineteenth Century - A Monthly Review. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co. 1891. p. 881. Nong-mai-Ching, a fine hill rising 2,500 feet above the valley; turning to the northward and crossing two rivers we come again to the place from which we started.
  4. ^ The Living Age. Littell, Son and Company. 1891. p. 94.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bino Devi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Sanamahi Kiyong inaugurated". The Sangai Express. 9 June 2019 – via e-pao.net. Selloi Langmai Ching (Nongmaijing Ching)
  7. ^ Devi, Dr Yumlembam Gopi (16 June 2019). Glimpses of Manipuri Culture. India. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-359-72919-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ "nongmāijing". Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary (in English and Manipuri). 2006.
  9. ^ Hodson, The Meitheis (1908), p. 107.
  10. ^ Brara, N. Vijaylakshmi (1998). Politics, society, and cosmology in India's North East. Oxford University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-19-564331-2.
  11. ^ Parratt, Saroj Nalini (1980). Religion Of Manipur. Firma KLM – via arachive.org.
  12. ^ Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9.
  13. ^ Basanta, Ningombam (2008). Modernisation, Challenge and Response A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur. Akansha Publishing House. p. 19. ISBN 9788183701525. So when an account is given on Nongmaiching' hill it is described as a hill which produces the seven (7) days of a week.