Thumleima facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Thumleima |
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| Other names | Thumkhong Lairembi |
| Affiliation | Sanamahism (Meitei religion) |
| Texts | PuYa |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Personal information | |
| Siblings | Phouleima, Ngaleima and Ireima |
| Greek equivalent | Amphitrite |
| Roman equivalent | Salacia |
| Hinduism equivalent | Lakshmi |
"Thumleima" (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 15: attempt to call field 'length' (a nil value).) is the goddess and the female personification of the salt and the natural salt brines in Manipuri mythology and religion. She is a sister of goddesses, Phouleima, Ngaleima and Ereima. She is worshipped by the people for the prosperity of salt, which is a main composition of diet for the mankind.
In popular culture
- "Phouoibi, the rice goddess", a bailad opera, was performed by the Laihui Ensemble in 2009, based on the mythical saga of the goddess and her sisters.
- "Phouoibi Shayon", a 2017 mythology based Manipuri language feature movie was released, based on the story of goddess Thumleima and her sister Phouoibi.
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