Khamlangba
Khamlangba (Meitei: ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ, romanized: kham-laang-ba), also spelt as Khamlangpa (Old Manipuri: ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯄ, romanized: kham-laang-pa), is a deity in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). He is the God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war. His occupation is the extraction of the iron ores and the manufacture of steel. The Khamlangba Thenlon text mentions about his skills of iron metallurgy and blacksmith in ancient Kakching kingdom.
| Khamlangba (Old Manipuri: Khamlangpa) | |
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God of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war | |
| Member of Lainingthous and Lam Lais | |
Khamlangba is mainly worshipped in "Kakching Haraoba", one of the major forms of Lai Haraoba | |
| Other names | Lai Khamlangpa, Lainingthou Khamlangpa, Khaplangpa, Khaplangba |
| Meitei script | KHAMLANGPA.jpg |
| Affiliation | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
| Major cult center | Kakching |
| Abode | Kakching |
| Artifacts | Iron ores and steel |
| Adherents | Meitei people |
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| Gender | Male |
| Region | Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur) |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Festivals | Kakching Haraoba (one of the 4 types of Lai Haraoba) |
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| Consort | Huimu Leima |
| Offspring | Amudon (alias Amuton) |
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| Greek equivalent | Hephaestus |
| Roman equivalent | Vulcan |
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| English | Khamlangba |
| Ancient Meitei | ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯄ (kham-laang-pa) |
| Modern Meitei | ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ (kham-laang-ba) |
| Assamese | খমলাংবা / খম্লাংবা (kham-laang-ba) |
| Bengali | খমলাঙবা / খম্লাঙবা (kham-laang-ba) |
| Hindi | खमलांबा / खम्लांबा (kham-laang-ba) |
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