Lainingthou Nongpok Ningthou
Lainingthou Nongpok Ningthou is a Manipuri God worshipped by the Meitei people of Manipur. Legend says that Nongpok Ningthou and Panthoibi got united in the Nongmaiching Hills, which is later known as Lai Haraoba.
He is the highest divinity in the Umang Lais. The term "Nongpok Ningthou" means "Sovereign of the East" or "King of the East".
Nongpok Ningthou is also equivalent to Hindu deity Shiva.Festival
- The Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Haraoba festival is celebrated for five consecutive days every year in Manipur. One of the grand celebrations is organized in Kwatha.
- The deity Nongpok Ningthou and his goddess Panthoibi have a pantheon Nongpok Ningthou Panthoibi Hill in Yairipok, Manipur.
- Every year, thousands of devotees thronged to the sacred site of God Nongpok Ningthou to seek his blessings near the Jiri river.
- In a place Kwatha, there is a sacred place of God Nongpok Ningthou and his goddess Panthoibi, where devotees used to worship them.
- There's a sacred site of God Nongpok Ningthou and his goddess Panthoibi at Yanglem Leikai.
- Nongpok Ningthou Laishang, a sacred site of the god is also situated in Bishnupur, India.
