Poireiton
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Chingkhong Poireiton is a prince of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom) and a younger brother of Thongaren, the god of death in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is best known as a cultural hero, for leading a colonial immigration to the human world. He is mentioned in the Poireiton Khunthok, an ancient book about his immigration to the human kingdom of Kangleipak.
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Chingkhong Poireiton is a prince of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom) and a younger brother of Thongaren, the god of death in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is best known as a cultural hero, for leading a colonial immigration to the human world. He is mentioned in the Poireiton Khunthok, an ancient book about his immigration to the human kingdom of Kangleipak.
==Bibliography== Poireiton Khunthok : Chandra Singh, Moirangthem : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Poiraiton khunthok (Book, 1979) WorldCat.org
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