Lai thang
“Lai thang”: a product of the culmination of the Meitei religion, technology, and its environment
By: NAOREM ARUN SINGH, DWIPEN BEZBARUAH, MAYANGLAMBAM GOURACHANDRA – Pakhangba consolidated seven clans during the establishment of the Ningthouja dynasty in 33 AD, resulting in the present Meitei. The deity Khamlangba is associated with the discovery of iron. The legend about his search for iron has meticulously been written down in the Puyas (a sacred text of Meitei written…