the people who worship pureiromba () think of him as their ancestor. however, no one knows if he was a real person from history or a god that acted like a human. but the ancient texts that show his adventures in the human world show him as a strong, powerful and able founding ancestor. he was initially associated with a loi village of andro, manipur. but in later times, the people of moirang worshipped him as one of their deified ancestors.