| Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong | |
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An afternoon scene of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation |  Sanamahism (Meitei religion) |
| Sect | Lainingthou Sanamahi worship |
| District | Imphal East district |
| Province | Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur') |
| Region | Nongmaiching Mountain (Selloi Langmai Mountain) |
| Deity | Lainingthou Sanamahi |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | active |
| Governing body | "Sanamahi Lainingkol" (University of Sanamahi Culture) |
| Year consecrated | 2019[1] |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Nongmaiching mountains (Selloi Langmai mountains) |
| State | Manipur |
| Country |  India |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Meitei architecture |
| Style | Meitei architecture |
| Funded by | followers of Sanamahism |
| Date established | 8 June 2019; 5 years ago (2019-06-08)[1] |
| Groundbreaking | 2006[2] |
| Completed | 2019 |
| Specifications | |
| Height (max) | 75 feet (23 m)[2] |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Spire(s) | 1 |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
| Monument(s) | 1 |
| Shrine(s) | 1 |
| Inscriptions | 1 |
The Lainingthou Sanamahi Kiyong (Meitei for 'Lainingthou Sanamahi Shrine'), officially known as the Laiyingthou Sanamahi Kiyong (Meitei for 'Laiyingthou Sanamahi Shrine'),[a] is a temple of God Lainingthou Sanamahi of Meitei religion (Sanamahism), built on the Nongmaiching mountain (Selloi Langmai mountain) in the Imphal East districtofKangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur'). It is a center of the Sanamahism followers in Manipur.[3][2] It is the central body of the "Sanamahi Lainingkol" (University of Sanamahi Culture) at Chingoi Maru Langmaiching (Nongmaiching).[4][5][6]
The Sanamahi Kiyong is a religious destination and a pilgrimage site for the Meitei people, even for those living outside Manipur in other Northeast Indian states and also for the Kabui people and the Zeliangrong people living in Manipur, Assam and Tripura inside India as well as in Myanmar and Bangladesh.[7]
The construction of the Sanamahi Kiyong temple aims at the establishment of a university of Sanamahi religion on the Nongmaiching mountain. It was built according to a 2002 resolution adopted at a public meeting having a goal to construct a university for Sanamahism,[2] with the aim to teach the future generations of people about the ancient Meitei culture of the Sanamahi religion, offering its students various subjects about indigenous art forms, dance forms, music, Thang-Ta and Sagol Kangjei (Meitei for 'polo') etc.[1][8]
The Sanamahi Kiyong is 75 feet (23 m) tall. It has 7 stories, that represent the seven clans (Meitei: Salai) of the Meitei people. The 7 stories are painted in the colours of the 7 Meitei clans.[2]
The construction of the Sanamahi Kiyong started in the year 2006. It was done through the donated funds raised from the public.[2][4][5] As of March 2012, the construction cost reached ₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹3.8 crore or US$450,000 in 2023) and the then estimation of net cost was around ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹5.7 crore or US$680,000 in 2023).[2]
The Sanamahi Kiyong was previously planned to be inaugurated on 16 May 2019. But it was postponed to 8 June 2019 because religious leaders advised that it should be done on Meitei month of Enga (Meitei: ꯏꯉꯥ, romanized: ī-ngā) and not on the month of Kalen (Meitei: ꯀꯥꯂꯦꯟ, romanized: kā-len) and 8 June falls on Enga, the favourable month.[3][9][10]
On 8 June 2019, the Sanamahi Kiyong Hongba (Meitei for 'inauguration of the Kiyong-Temple') was organised by the "Foundation For University of Sanamahi Culture" and the "Laiyingthou Sanamahi Thougal Kanglup". The event was attended by N Hiyainu, wife of Nongthombam Biren, the then Chief Minister of Manipur.[1]
লাইশং অসি মণিপুর নত্তবা অৱাং নোংপোক্কী লমদা খুন্দাদুনা লৈবা মীতৈ/মৈতৈ শিংনা ধর্ম্মগী ওইবা লম কোইবা চৎপা অমদি মণিপুর, ম্য়ানমার, অসাম, ত্রিপুরা অমসুং বাংগ্লাদেস তা খুন্দারিবা কবুই অমদি জেল্য়ারোং কাংলুপকী মীওইশিংগী পুক্নিং চিংশিলহল্লি।
