Thongalen
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Thongalen (also, Thongalel, Thongaren or Thongarel) is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the Guardian God of the nadir..
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Mythology
- In the Poireiton Khunthok
- In the Pombi Luwaoba
- Hymns
- Texts
- Association with other deities
- See also
- References
Thongalen (also, Thongalel, Thongaren or Thongarel) is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the Guardian God of the nadir..
He is the ancestor-god of the Khuman clan. Laikhurembi and Lainaotabi are his wives.
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