LAI HARAOBA: A RITUAL RE-ENACTMENT OF CREATION MYTH OF THE MEITEIS
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhgyan.v4.i1.2026.128Keywords:
Lai Haraoba, Meitei, Meetei, Manipur, Identity, Culture, Ras Leela, Manipuri Dance, Vaishnavism, Krishna Bhakti, Pre-Hindu Tradition, Hand Gestures, Footsteps, Cultural Heritage, Community IdentityAbstract [English]
Lai Haraoba provides the Meiteis/ Meeteis with a distinct identity. An Identity of a community as we understand is the sum total of its cultural, social, political, economic and religious practices and beliefs. When we discuss identity, it embraces the concept of who we are, how we perceive ourselves as a community and the characteristics that define us as 'Meitei' or 'Meetei' and what are the elements that differentiate ourselves from the others.
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