Lai Haraoba
Lai Haraoba is a festival associated with the Meitei people and the Pangal people celebrated to please the Umang Lai, the traditional deities of Sanamahism. Translated, Lai Haraoba means "merry making of the Gods" in Meitei. Origin. The rituals within the festival are the same except in some items or hymns, such as ikouba, ikourol, and yakairol at the beginning and mikon thagonba, ngaprum tanba at the end of the festival. In the performances, the evolution story with the amorous love-affairs of Nongpok Ninghthou and Panthoibi is depicted and played equally in all kinds of lai haraoba . Lai Haraoba is a ritualistic festival of the Meiteis observing from the ancient times. It is a ritual enactment of the creation myth. It mirrors the entire culture of Manipur and depicts the close affinities between the hill and plain people. It is in fact the combination of religious recitations, traditional music and dance, traditional social values and ancient cultural aspects. Section::::"Lai Haraoba Ishei". "Lai Haraoba Ishei" is a famous folk song played mainly during Lai Haraoba. This song contains lyrics with veiled references to erotic mysticism. The main quality of the song is the rhythm in its tune. Lai