the day on which luwangba first saw irai leima was the first monday of the meitei lunar month of "lamta (lamda)". and the day on which the maibas and maibis came was the first tuesday of "lamta (lamda)". still today, from the time of king senbi kiyaamba (1467-1508 ad), the sarangthem family members annually hold a grand feast ("chaklen katpa") in honor of the goddess. later, irai leima came to be known as hiyangthang lairembi.