Lai Haraoba

Lai Haraoba
Lai Haraoba
Official name	Lai Haraoba
Also called	Umang Lai Haraoba; Lai Harauba; Umang Lai Harauba;
Observed by	Meitei people
Frequency	annual
Related to	Umang Lais

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Lai Haraoba (Meitei for 'merry making of the gods') is a traditional Meitei religious festival of ritual dance and musical theatre, celebrated annually in honour of Umang Lais, the forest deities of Sanamahism (traditional Meitei religion).^[1]^[2]^[3]

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