Pakhangba Temple, Kangla

Pakhangba Laishang
ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯕ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯪ
The Temple of Pakhangba
Religion
Affiliation Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
SectPakhangba worship
DistrictImphal West district
ProvinceManipur
RegionNortheast India
DeityPakhangba
FestivalsMera Chaorel Houba, Mera Hou Chongba, Pakhangba Cheng Hongba, etc.
OwnershipGovernment of Manipur
Governing bodyKangla Fort Board, Government of Manipur
PatronGovernment of Manipur
Location
LocationKangla Fort, Imphal West district, Manipur
StateManipur
Country India
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla is located in Manipur
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla
Shown within Manipur
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla is located in India
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla (India)
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla is located in Asia
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla
Pakhangba Temple, Kangla (Asia)
AdministrationGovernment of Manipur
Geographic coordinates24°48′29″N 93°56′28″E / 24.808°N 93.941°E / 24.808; 93.941
Architecture
StyleMeitei architecture
CreatorUnknown (for the previous historical structure)
Manipur Police Housing Corporation Limited (for the present reconstructed structure)
Funded byGovernment of Manipur
CompletedUnknown (for the previous historical structure)
2010 (for the present reconstructed structure)
Specifications
Height (max)48 feet (15 m)[1]
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1
Spire(s)1
Site areaKangla Fort
Temple(s)1
Monument(s)1
Shrine(s)1
Elevation48 ft (15 m)

The Pakhangba Temple, also known as the Pakhangba Laishang (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯕ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯪ, lit.'Temple of God Pakhangba'), is a Meitei temple dedicated to the God Pakhangba of Sanamahism, the traditional Meitei religion, located beside the Nungseng Eekon, to the left side of the Kangla Sanathong, the western gate of the Kangla Fort in the Imphal West district of Manipur.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Pakhangba temple consecrated amidst religious rituals: 20th feb10 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". www.e-pao.net. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.