Ebudhou Thangjing Temple

Priests dancing together to please Thangching in his temple in Moirang.
Khuman Khamba and Moirang Thoibi performing the Khamba Thoibi Jagoi at the premise of the Ebudhou Thangjing Temple at the Lai Haraoba festival in Ancient Moirang.

The "Ebudhou Thangjing Temple" (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value)., Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value).) is an ancient temple dedicated to Thangching, the presiding deity in Ancient Moirang, a Southern province in Ancient Manipur. It is in the present day Moirang in Bishnupur district of Manipur.[1][2][3][4][5] The millennium old legends of the Khamba Thoibi has its roots connected to the sacred temple. Legend says that the famous dance form of Khamba Thoibi Jagoi was first performed in the temple, by Khuman Khamba and Moirang Thoibi as a part of the Lai Haraoba festival.[6][7][8]

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