Kounu
Kounu is a goddess in Meitei mythology and religion of ancient Kangleipak (ancient Manipur). She is a consort of the god Koupalu. She is the guardian of the northern direction. Kounu has two homes. Her main home is on Mount Kounu. Her other home is in Mount Koubru, which is where her husband Koupalu (Koubru) lives. She is worshipped with Koubru as the deities of the Khullakpa (village chief). Kounu and Koubru ruled ancient Manipur for a very long time after the reign of King Ningthou Puthiba.
| Kounu | |
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Guardian Goddess of North Weather Goddess | |
| Member of Maikei Ngaakpa Lais | |
"Kounu", the name of the goddess, written in archaic Meetei Mayek abugida | |
| Other names | Kounoo |
| Affiliation | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
| Major cult center | Mount Kounu and Mount Koubru |
| Abodes | Mount Kounu and Mount Koubru |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Ancient Kangleipak (Ancient Manipur) |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Personal information | |
| Consort | Koupalu (Koubru) |
| Children | Loyalakpa, Thoudu Nungthel Leima |
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| English | Kounu |
| Ancient Meitei | ꯀꯧꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ (kou-noo lai-lem-pee) |
| Modern Meitei | ꯀꯧꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ (kou-noo lai-rem-bee) |
| Assamese | কৌনু লাইৰেম্বী (kou-noo lai-rem-bee) |
| Bengali | কৌনু লাইরেম্বী (kou-noo lai-rem-bee) |
| Hindi | कौनू / कौनु (kou-noo) |
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She dwells in the snows of the far north and she is also known as Kongthem.
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