Loktak Ima
Meitei water goddess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loktak Ima (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯛꯇꯥꯛ ꯏꯃꯥ, romanized: loktaak eemaa, lit. 'Mother Loktak'[3][4]), also known as Loktak Lairembi[lower-alpha 1] (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯛꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, romanized: loktaak lairembee, lit. 'Goddess of Loktak'[lower-alpha 2]),[7] is the personification of the Loktak lake, who is revered by the Meitei people as the mother goddess of the sacred waters of the Loktak lake.[8][9][10] She is highly respected and venerated by the fishermen communities of the Meitei ethnicity living in and around the periphery of the Loktak lake.[11][12] She is also considered as the fountainhead of Meitei culture.[12] Her embodiment, the Loktak lake is associated with the epic of Khamba and Thoibi as well as that of Poubi Lai of Meitei mythology and folklore.[7]
Loktak Ima | |
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Member of Meitei goddesses | |
Other names | Loktak Ema, Loktak Eemaa, Loktak Lairembi, Loktak Lairembee[1] |
Affiliation | Meitei religion (Sanamahism) and Meitei mythology |
Major cult center | Manipur |
Abode | Loktak lake |
Gender | Female |
Region | Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur') |
Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity[2] |