What is Thongalen?
{{Infobox deity | type = Meitei | name = Thongalen <br /> (/thong-ngaa-len/) | deity_of = King of the Underworld <br /> God of the Dead | member_of = [[Lainingthou]]s | other_names = * Thongalel * Thongaren * Thongarel | hiro = | Old_Norse = | script_name = Meitei | script = [[File:THONG-NGAA-LEN.jpg|80px]] | affiliation = [[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]]) and [[Meitei religion]] ([[Sanamahism]]) | cult_center = <!-- or | cult_centre = --> | abode = [[Underworld]] ({{lang-mni|Khamnung}}) | planet = <!-- or | world = --> | weapon = <!-- or | weapons = --> | battles = | artifacts = <!-- or | artefacts = --> | animals = | symbol = <!-- or | symbols = --> | adherents = | height = | age = | tree = | day = | color = <!-- or | colour = --> | number = | consorts = * [[Laikhurembi]] * [[Lainaotabi]] * [[Thongak Lairembi]] * [[Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi]] | parents = | siblings = [[Poireiton]] | offspring = <!-- or | children = --> | predecessor = | successor = | army = | mount = | texts = * [[Poireiton Khunthok]] * [[Nongban Pombi Luwaoba]] | gender = Male | Greek_equivalent = [[Hades]] | Roman_equivalent = [[Pluto]] | Etruscan_equivalent = | Christian_equivalent = | Slavic_equivalent = | Hinduism_equivalent = [[Yama]]<ref>Elangbam Nilakanta (1982). Aspects of Indian Culture. Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.</ref><ref>Glimpses of Manipuri Language, Literature, and Culture - Page 19 - 1970</ref> | Canaanite_equivalent = | equivalent1_type = | equivalent1 = | equivalent2_type = | equivalent2 = | region = [[Ancient Kangleipak]] ([[Antique Manipur]]) | ethnic_group = [[Meitei ethnicity]] | festivals = [[Lai Haraoba]] }} {{Meitei deities}} '''Thongalen''' (also '''Thongalel''', '''Thongaren''' or '''Thongarel''') is the [[Death (personification)|god of the dead]] and the king of the [[underworld