Meitei Vaishnavism

Meitei Vaishnavism or Manipuri Vaishnavism is a religious sub-denomination of Vaishnavism of Hinduism, followed by Meitei ethnicity of Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It was founded in Medieval Manipur and continues to be the largest religion in the present day Modern Manipur.^[1][2]

A temple

Historically, King Charairongba was the first ruler of Manipur to formally adopt Vaishnavism as his family religion, though he did not enforce the faith to his subjects,^[3] and the reign of King Chandrakirti Singh was the "Golden Period of Vaishnavism" in Manipur kingdom.^[4]

Another temple

See also

• Meitei Hindus

References

1. Sanajaoba, Naorem (1988). Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-853-2.
2. Traditional Performing Arts of North-East India. Assam Academy for Cultural Relations. 1990.
3. Jhaveri, Angana (1986). The Raslila Performance Tradition of Manipur in Northeast India. Michigan State University. Department of Theater.
4. Dena, Lal (1991). History of Modern Manipur, 1826-1949. Orbit Publishers-Distributors.