Thougal Jagoi
"Thougal Jagoi" (Meitei: ꯊꯧꯒꯜ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ) literally, means the "Dance of dedication "[1]) or "Jagoi Ashangbi"[2] (Meitei: ꯖꯒꯣꯢ ꯑꯁꯥꯡꯕꯤ) is a Meitei traditional dance form, performed by men and women, along with maibis (priestesses) to invoke the deities.[3] It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba.[4] The performance lasts for half an hour, after which the "Hoi Lauba" ceremony is enacted.[1]
Thougal 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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chaki-Sircar, Manjusri. Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley (1984). ISBN 9780706919677.
- ↑ Kumar, Niraj. Himalayan Bridge (18 November 2020). ISBN 9781000215519.
- ↑ Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba. The Cultural Heritage of Manipur (25 November 2020). ISBN 9781000296372.
- ↑ Doshi, Saryu. Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition (1989). ISBN 9788185026091.
