Nongthang Leima

Term
Term
English	Nongthang Leima
Ancient Meitei	ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ ; (nong-thaang lei-ma)
Modern Meitei	ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ / ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ ; (nong-thaang lai-rem-bee)
Assamese	নোংথাং লৈমা ; (nong-thaang lei-ma)
Bengali	নোঙথাঙ লৈমা ; (nong-thaang lei-ma)
Hindi	नोंथां लैमा ; (nong-thaang lei-ma)
	Sanamahism

Nongthang Leima
Nongthang Leima
Goddess of enchantment, seduction, thunder and lightning
Member of Lairembis
	An illustration of Goddess Nongthang Leima
Other names	Penu Nongthang Leima; Kajeng Nongthang Leima (Old Manipuri: Kacheng Nongthang Leima); Nongthang Lairembi (Old Manipuri: Nongthang Lailempi); Nongthang Lairemma (Old Manipuri: Nongthang Lailemma); Langmai Sana Chingjaroibi (Old Manipuri: Langmai Sana Chingchaloipi);
Affiliation	Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Abode	Heaven
Symbols	thunder and lightning
Texts	Leithak Leikharol
Gender	Female
Region	Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur)
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Festivals	Lai Haraoba
Personal information
Parents	Salailen (or Atingkok) (father);
Siblings	Sanamahi and Pakhangba
Consorts	Sanamahi and Pakhangba
Offspring	Laisang Khekwaiba (with Sanamahi)
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Astrape and Bronte
Roman equivalent	Fulgora

In Meitei mythology and religion, Nongthang Leima (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ) is the goddess of seduction, thunder, and lightning. She was created by Atingkok (or Salailen) to attract Haraba (Pakhangba). She mastered thunder and lightning in the chaos in the early world. She predicted the first rain. She limits the chaos and helps creation.

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