Imoinu Iratpa
imoinu iratpa emoinu iratpa wakching taranithoini pānba religious festival celebrated meitei people festival light dedicated goddess wealth prosperity imoinu ahongbi festival celebrated twelfth lunar day wakching month meitei calendar festival celebrated manipur assam tripura state north eastern india observed neighboring myanmar festival involves sacrifice prayer goddess followed various cultural event iratpa mean sacrifice imoinu iratapa translates sacrifice goddess imoinu meitei language festival also known wakching taranithoini paanba translates twelfth day wakching taranithoini meaning twelfth day panba meaning referring day festival celebrated festival dedicated mother goddess imoinu ahongbi goddess imoinu emoinu considered goddess wealth prosperity peace wisdom vitality resource imoinu believed incarnation leimarel sidabi wife supreme god sidaba leimarel sidabi first woman created second leimarel take care human being earth named imoinu ahongbi according meitei mythology goddess emoinu visit earth every year day visit every home shower blessing according meitei history worship emoinu began fifth century ce royal family worshiped goddess later th century ce common people also began worship imoinu iratapa celebrated th lunar day wakching month meitei calendar usually fall month decemberjanuary gregorian calendar imoinu iratapa festival light celebrated meitei people following traditional religion sanamahism festival also observed meitei people follow religion hinduism festival celebrated manipur assam tripura state north eastern india also observed people settled neighboring myanmar public holiday manipur festival people offer rice vegetable fruit sweet goddess imoinu night time people light candle decorated light put street good meal fish curry main dish offered deity funga lairu traditional fire place kitchen apart worship individual home various ritual also organized community level day marked prayer goddess followed various cultural event also feature religious procession night formal prayer procession led maibas maibis wherein idol goddess imoinu taken meitei household amongst song music people perform music traditional musical instrument pena traditional dance like khamba thoibi maibi jagoi tale goddess imoinu told song sung invoking deity traditional martial art performance thangta using sword thang spear ta also performed since fish fair fish festival organized part festival day leading main festival day emoinu fish festival conducted procure necessary fish festival encourage aquaculture