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Khamlangba
Meitei God of iron ore mining and steel manufacturing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khamlangba (Manipuri: ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ) is a deity in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war.[1][2] His occupation is the extraction of the iron ores and the manufacture of steel.[2] The Khamlangba Thenlon text mentions about his skills of iron metallurgy and blacksmith in ancient Kakching kingdom.
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Khamlangba | |
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God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war | |
Member of Lainingthous and Lam Lais | |
![]() Khamlangba is mainly worshipped in Kakching Haraoba, one of the major forms of Lai Haraoba | |
Other names | Lai Khamlangpa, Lainingthou Khamlangpa |
Affiliation | Sanamahism |
Major cult center | Kakching |
Abode | Kakching |
Artifacts | Iron ores and steel |
Adherents | Meitei people |
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Gender | Male |
Region | Manipur |
Ethnic group | Meitei |
Festivals | Kakching Haraoba (Lai Haraoba) |
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Consort | Huimu Leima |
Offspring | Amudon |
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Greek equivalent | Hephaestus |
Roman equivalent | Vulcan |
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