About: Hijagang

The Hijagang (Meitei pronunciation: hī-ja-gāng) is a boatyard building inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal, India. It houses 4 traditional Meitei watercrafts, including 2 Hiyang Hirens (race boats of Meitei royalties) and 2 "Tanna Hi"s (race boats of Meitei commoners). According to Meitei religious beliefs, the Hiyang Hirens (also spelled as "Hiyang Hirel"s) are used by the male ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibudhou) and female ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibendhou) and are holy to the Meiteis, the major ethnic group of Manipur.

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  • The Hijagang (Meitei pronunciation: hī-ja-gāng) is a boatyard building inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal, India. It houses 4 traditional Meitei watercrafts, including 2 Hiyang Hirens (race boats of Meitei royalties) and 2 "Tanna Hi"s (race boats of Meitei commoners). According to Meitei religious beliefs, the Hiyang Hirens (also spelled as "Hiyang Hirel"s) are used by the male ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibudhou) and female ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibendhou) and are holy to the Meiteis, the major ethnic group of Manipur. (en)
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  • Kangla Fort,Imphal West district,Manipur (en)
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  • Hiyang Hiren Thampham (en)
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  • 2010
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  • /hī-ja-gāng/ (mni)
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  • Hiyang Hiren Thampham (en)
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  • Government of Manipur (en)
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  • Kangla Fort Board, Government of Manipur (en)
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  • Two "Hiyang Hiren" watercrafts in the middle and two "Tanna Hee" watercrafts in the sideways, kept inside the "Hijagang" in the Kangla Fort in Imphal, an eastern view of the Hijagang building from a distant place (en)
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  • "Hiyang Hiren"s & "Tanna Hi"s (en)
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  • Hijagang (en)
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  • /hī-ja-gāng/ (en)
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  • The Hijagang (Meitei pronunciation: hī-ja-gāng) is a boatyard building inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal, India. It houses 4 traditional Meitei watercrafts, including 2 Hiyang Hirens (race boats of Meitei royalties) and 2 "Tanna Hi"s (race boats of Meitei commoners). According to Meitei religious beliefs, the Hiyang Hirens (also spelled as "Hiyang Hirel"s) are used by the male ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibudhou) and female ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibendhou) and are holy to the Meiteis, the major ethnic group of Manipur. (en)
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