Loktak Ima
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Loktak Ima ('Mother Loktak') or Loktak Lairembi ('Goddess of Loktak') is a goddess of the Loktak lake. She is worshipped by the Meitei people. Meiteis think she is their mother. She is highly respected by the Meitei fishermen of the Loktak areas.[1]
References
- ↑ –Ramachandran, Nalini. Gods, Giants and the Geography of India (in en) (2021-09-03)Hachette India. p. 105. ISBN 978-93-91028-27-5.
–McKechnie, Ben. The world's only floating national park (in en). www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
–No Title (in mni). hueiyenlanpao.com.
–A Bend in the Road. Notion Press. p. 85, 90, 91, 93, 95.
–Mohanty, Trishna (2020-02-08). "Manipur's Loktak lake chokes from a catastrophic project flagged off 50 years ago" (in en-IN). The Hindu. . https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/manipurs-loktak-lake-chokes-from-a-catastrophic-project-flagged-off-50-years-ago/article30759633.ece. Retrieved 2023-03-20. "Loktak is not just a lake. For Manipuris she is Loktak Lairembi (Goddess Loktak), and for the several thousands of fishermen who depend on her for their livelihood, she is ema (mother). And although she is the fountainhead of Manipuri culture, her own identity has been in a state of flux for decades.".
