Loyalakpa

Term
Term
English	Loyalakpa
Ancient Meitei	ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ ; (lo-yaa-laak-pa)
Modern Meitei	ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯔꯥꯛꯄ ; (lo-yaa-raak-pa)
Assamese	লোয়ালাক্পা / লোয়ালাকপা ; (lo-yaa-laak-pa)
Bengali	লোয়ালাক্পা / লোয়ালাকপা ; (lo-yaa-laak-pa)
Hindi	लोयालाक्पा / लोयालाकपा ; (lo-yaa-laak-pa)
	Sanamahism

Loyalakpa
Loyalakpa
Guardian God of the Western Direction
Member of Maikei Ngaakpa Lais and Lam Lais
	"Loyalakpa", the name of the God, written in archaic Meetei Mayek abugida
Other names	Loyarakpa, Loiyalakpa, Loiyarakpa, Tollomkhomba or Tollongkhomba
Affiliation	Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Major cult center	Phayeng and Sekmai
Animals	Meitei horse (Manipuri pony)
Mount	Meitei horse (Manipuri pony)
Gender	Male
Region	Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur)
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Festivals	Chakpa Haraoba (one of the 4 types of Lai Haraoba)
Personal information
Parents	Koupalu (Koubru) or Marjing (according to different legends) (father); Kounu or Humu Leima (according to different legends) (mother);
Consort	Thoudu Nungthel Leima

Loyalakpa (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ), also spelt as Loyarakpa (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯔꯥꯛꯄ), is a God in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). He is best known for wrestling (Meitei: Mukna Kangjei) with Khoriphaba during the Lai Haraoba festival. He is the consort of goddess Thoudu Nungthel Leima. He is one of the ten kingly gods (or ten divine kings) in Meitei religion.

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