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MANIPUR |
The green state of Manipur,
and Imphal its capital, has all the fine,
merged, tints of a water colour. Manipur described
as a Jewel of India lies south of Nagaland
& North of Mizoram. It shares the international
boundary with myanmar on the western &
Southern side.
Legand has it that the discovery of Manipur
was the result of delight that the gods took
in dancing. Still practiced today, is a classical
dance form marked by graceful & Restained
movements and delicate hand gestures known
as Manipur Manipur is a mosic of tradition
and cultural patterns, best represented by
its dance forms. The Lai-haraoba a traditional
stylised dance is a ritual dance for appeasing
gods and goddess. The Lai-haraoba festival
is generally celebrated between April and
May.
The raas songs and dances express the Leelas
(sports) of Lord Krishna as a child with Gopis
of Brindvan and depict their yearning for
communion with the lord. The tribal dances
of Manipur are the expression of love, creative
and astheticism of the tribal people of the
state. Manipuris were earlier recognised as
skillfull warriors and still practice the
arts of wrestling sword fighting and martial
arts. Songol kangjej (manipur Polo) is the
principal sport of the state, for polo is
belived to have originated here. |
Travel Information:
Air |
Rail |
Road |
| Connected with Delhi via Guwahati
and with Calcutta via Agartala and Silchar. |
The nearest railhead is Dimapur-215
km.
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Agartala- 465 kms, Aizwal- 374 kms, Dimapur-
216 kms, Guwahati- 579 kms, Itanagar- 413
kms, Kaziranga- 346 kms, Kohima- 123 kms,
Shillong- 643 |
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