ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ

Manipur

State · Capital Imphal · 2.9 million people (2011)

ꯈꯨꯔꯨꯝꯖꯔꯤKhurumjari: hello in Meitei (Manipuri)

• Art and craft

  Longpi pottery from Ukhrul district, Manipur, is made without a potter's wheel from black serpentinite stone and brown clay.

• Weave (GI)

  Wangkhei Phee, GI tag 2014

• Music and dance

  Manipuri (classical dance); Sankirtana (UNESCO, 2013); the pung drum

• Festival

  Lai Haraoba; Yaoshang

• Taste

  Eromba; chak-hao kheer

• Official symbols

  Animal: Sangai (brow-antlered deer) · Bird: Mrs. Hume's pheasant · Flower: Siroi lily

Manipur's traditional pony game, sagol kangjei, was adapted and adopted by players worldwide as polo.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · mni.wikipedia.org: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ · omniglot.com: manipuri · en.wikipedia.org: Longpi · GI Registry, application 372 · Wildlife Institute of India repository · manipurtourism.gov.in: indigenous game of manipur; traditions from the India map’s sources.