Nongshaba

Nongshaba (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value).), also known as Kanglasha (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value).), is a primordial dragon lion god in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak).[4][5][6] He is a son of Atingkok, the Supreme Creator God, and an old member of the Umang Lais (Sylvan deities) in the religion. A pair of two gigantic figures of the creature, is standing inside the Kangla, the foremost capital city of Ancient Manipur.[7]

Nongshaba
Dragon Lion God[1][2][3]
Member of Umang Lai and Meitei deities
TextsPuya

History

Destruction of the structures

After the Anglo-Manipuri War, the two structures of the dragons were destroyed by the British Army, when they annexed the Kangla.

 
The image of the dragons in 1866 AD, long before the Anglo-Manipuri War.

Rebuilding of the structures

Under the supervision of the Government of Manipur, the structures of the dragons were reconstructed in the first decade of the 21st century AD.

In State Emblem

Kanglasha is regarded as a sacred creature. So, he is included in the Emblem of the Government of Manipur.

References

  1. Internationales Asien Forum: International quarterly for Asian studies. 1989.
  2. Singh, Moirangthem Kirti (1993). Folk Culture of Manipur. ISBN 9788170490630.
  3. Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia of Manipur (3 Vol.). ISBN 9788178358642.
  4. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mjRuAAAAMAAJ&dq=nongshaba+lion&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Kangla+sha+dragon+lion
  5. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&dq=nongshaba+lion&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Kangla+sha+lion+dragon
  6. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=f3AMAQAAMAAJ&q=nongsaba+lion&dq=nongsaba+lion&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjimZPzvarvAhWTIbcAHbWFCEUQ6AEwAHoECAIQAw
  7. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z6d-IyINtk4C&pg=PA582&dq=kanglasha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinjJvK-M3uAhVo6XMBHQ7GBRkQ6AEwBHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=kanglasha&f=false