What is Meitei culture?
The '''culture of Meitei civilization''' evolved over thousands of years, beginning in [[Ancient Manipur]], continuing most notably into [[Medieval Manipur]], while influencing the neighboring states and kingdoms. [[File:Pakhangba_Temple_at_Kangla_Fort.JPG|thumb|230px|[[Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang]], an ancient temple dedicated to [[Pakhangba]], a primordial deity of traditional ancient [[Meitei religion]], located in [[Kangla]].]] ==Arts== ===Architecture=== [[File:Kangla Fort, Manipur, India.jpg|thumb|230px|The architecture of the Inner Entrance Gate, along with the statues of a pair of [[Kanglasha]]s, the dragon lions, inside the [[Kangla]], the old [[metropolis]] of [[Ancient Manipur]].]] {{Further|Meitei architecture}} The architectural works of the [[Meitei ethnicity]] is best known through its [[Meitei temples]] as well as ancient [[building]]s including palaces, court halls, offices, entrance gates and so on. ==Literature== {{Further|Meitei literature}} Meitei literature dates back right from the 15th century BC, during the era of [[Tangcha Lee La Pakhangpa]] (Tangja Leela Pakhangba) (1445&nbsp;BC-1405&nbsp;BC) in [[Ancient Manipur]]. The [[Puya (Meitei texts)]] account for most of the accounts for the literary works till [[Medieval Manipur]].<ref>{{cite book| title = Kriti Rakshana: A Bi-monthly Publication of the National Mission for Manuscripts| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UZbgAAAAMAAJ| year = 2006| publisher = National Mission for Manuscripts| isbn = | access-date = 2022-04-22| archive-date = 2022-05-08| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220508032348/https://books.google.com/books?id=UZbgAAAAMAAJ&hl=en| url-status = live}}</ref> Some of the most prominent [[Puya (Meitei texts)|Puya]]s, written in [[Meitei language]] ([[Manipuri language]]),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archivesmanipur.nic.in/manuscript.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2021-04-03 |archive-date=2021-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513132221/http://archivesmanipur.nic.in/manuscript.htm |url-