Leisem Jagoi
"Leisem Jagoi " (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value).) (literally, "Dance of creation of the earth"[1]) is a dance form enacted by imitating the movements of nine gods and seven goddesses creating the earth, followed by Laibou Jagoi, depicting the creation of human body and various activities of man, like weaving of clothes.[2][3] The sequence of the dance is performed by the Ningol Macha (girls).[4] The six original forms of the dance are leishem, leitai, nongdai, leipekpa, leihouba and leipiba.[5] It is one of the early dance forms of Ancient Manipur contributing to the rich Manipur's classical wealth of culture.[6]
Leisem Jagoi Media
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯥꯏ ꯍꯔꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯥꯏꯆꯤꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯀꯤ ꯆꯠꯀꯣꯏ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ (ꯂꯥꯏꯆꯤꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯖꯒꯣꯏ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ) ꯃꯥꯏꯕꯤꯅ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯅꯤ꯫
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
- ↑ "Pratibha India". 1987.
- ↑ "Rasa: Music and dance". 1995.
- ↑ Kumar, Niraj; Driem, George van; Stobdan, Phunchok (18 November 2020). Himalayan Bridge. ISBN 9781000215496.
- ↑ Basanta, Ningombam (2008). Modernisation, Challenge and Response: A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur. ISBN 9788183701525.
- ↑ Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (25 November 2020). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. ISBN 9781000296372.
- ↑ Ghose, Vijaya; Ramanathan, Jaya; Khandekar, Renuka N. (1992). Tirtha, the Treasury of Indian Expressions. ISBN 9788190026703.
