Laiching Jagoi
"Laiching Jagoi" (Meitei: ꯂꯥꯢꯆꯤꯡ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ) (literally, "Dance of summoning the deity"[1]) is a dance form performed by the maibis (priestesses) with the langthrei (a special leaf of Blumea balsamifera) held between their fingers.[1][2] This sequence involves a variety of expressive movements where the spirit of the deity is invited to enter each maibi's body.[1] It is an invocatory dance where the maibis stand with their hands in a pose symbolizing women's union.[3] In this dance form, the maibis, after invoking the deities from water, perform leitai nongdai jagoi.[4] This dance form is performed in front of the shrine of the deities.[5]
Laiching Jagoi Media
An illustration of the "Lai Houba" ceremony performed by the Maibi (priestess) as a part of the Lai Haraoba festival.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pathway.
- ↑ Doshi, Saryu. Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition (1989). ISBN 9788185026091.
- ↑ Narayan, Shovana. Indian Classical Dance (2005). ISBN 9788182900233.
- ↑ Ishwarjit Singh, E.. Manipur, a Tourist Paradise (2005). ISBN 9788176465069.
- ↑ Vijaylakshmi Brara, N.. Politics, Society, and Cosmology in India's North East (1998). ISBN 978-0-19-564331-2.
