The week-long Rath Yatra celebration in Manipur includes a procession in which the Chang, the traditional ornate chariot, takes centre stage
The Rath Yatra or the annual journey made famous in Puri is held in Manipur as well and is known as Kaang Chingba
Manipur is a land of festivals but even as various tribes celebrate agricultural ones, the dominant Meitei population continues to observe pre Hindu as well as Hindu related festivities. The Rath Yatra or the annual journey made famous in Puri is held in Manipur as well and is known as Kaang Chingba (loosely translated as pulling the Kaang/Rath). Kaang starts from the second day of Engel (June-July) with the Kaang Chingba and continues for a period of eight, nine or ten days as per the Meitei lunar calendar and concluding with another Kaang Chingba.
In the Heart of Imphal City
As observed in other parts of the country, the idols of Jaganath, Balaram and Subhadra are taken out in a procession in a decorated Rath/Kaang and people make offerings of sweetmeats, flowers and garlands. The main Kaang Chingba remains the one taken out from the Shri Shri Govindaji temple in the heart of Imphal. The Kaang is decorated with flowers and paintings depicting various scenes from Hindu mythology on three sides.
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