Nongmaiching Hill
| Nongmaiching Ching | |
|---|---|
| Selloi Langmai Ching | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,500 ft (760 m)[1][2][3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | "Nongmaiching Mountain" or "Nongmaiching Hill" |
| Native name | (Template:Lang-mni) Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| English translation | "Nongmaijing Mountain" or "Nongmaijing Hill" |
| Pronunciation | /nong-māi-jīng chīng/ |
| Geography | |
| Location | Imphal Valley |
| Countries |
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| State | Manipur |
| Region | Imphal Valley |
| District | Imphal East district |
The Nongmaiching Ching (Template:Lang-mni[a]), also known as the Selloi Langmai Ching, is a mountain in Imphal Valley, Manipur. In Meitei mythology and religion (Sanamahism), it is a sacred mountain and the abode of God Langmai Ningthou (Nongpok Ningthou) and Goddess Panthoibi (Nongpok Leima). In Meitei folklore, the Nongmaiching is described as the hill that produces "the seven days of a week".[5]
Etymology
According to many scholars including Thomas Callan Hodson of the Cambridge University, the Meitei language term "Nongmaiching" is derived from the terms, "nong", "mai" and "ching". Nong means sun or rain, mai means face or "in front of", and ching means hill or mountain. So, "Nongmaiching" means "the hill that fronts the rain or sun".[6][7][8]
According to Tarak Chandra Das of the Calcutta University, the term "Nongmaiching" is translated as "the hill which rises to the east of Imphal and which is the scene of a rain-compelling ceremony."[9]
History
In the history of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur), the three out of the seven clans of Meitei ethnicity, namely the Mangang, the Luwang and the Angom are historically associated with the Nongmaiching.[10]
Meitei King Konthouba defeated many tribal chiefs and controlled their villages of Shelloi (Selloi) and Longmai (Langmai), near the present day Nongmaiching.
Religious associations
In Meitei religion (Sanamahism), the Nongmaiching is deeply associated with God Lainingthou Sanamahi and God Pakhangba. According to one legend, King Kangba kept an idol of God Sanamahi at a cave in the Nongmaiching.[11]
World War II
During World War II, when there was an active combat between the troops of the United Kingdom and Japan in Manipur and other Northeast Indian states, the Nongmaiching serves as the most strategically important point in Imphal Valley.[12]
Ecotourism development
Many scholars opined that the Nongmaiching is one of the important hills and mountains in Manipur that have the strong potential for ecotourism development.[13]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ The Twentieth Century. Nineteenth Century and After. 1891. p. 881.
Nong-mai-Ching, a fine hill rising 2,500 feet above the valley; turning to the northward and crossing two rivers we come again to the place from which we started.
- ^ The Living Age. Littell, Son and Company. 1891. p. 94.
- ^ The Nineteenth Century. Henry S. King & Company. 1891. p. 881.
- ^ Manipur Gazette. India: Government of Manipur. 1959. p. 4.
- ^ Modernisation, Challenge and Response A Study of the Chakpa Community of Manipur. University of Michigan. 2008. p. 19. ISBN 9788183701525.
So when an account is given on Nongmaiching' hill it is described as a hill which produces the seven (7) days of a week.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Sanajaoba, Naorem (2003). Manipur: Law, customs, hill-men, language and religion. India: Akansha Publishing House. p. 682. ISBN 978-81-87606-31-4.
Nongmaiching , which seems to be derived from Nong = sun or rain , mai = face or in front of , and ching = hill , and to mean the hill that fronts the rain or sun .
- ^ Hodson, Thomas Callan (1908). The Meitheis. London: D. Nutt. p. 1908. ISBN 978-81-7536-149-2.
Nongmaiching , which seems to be derived from Nong = sun or rain , mai = face or in front of , and ching = hill , and to mean the hill that fronts the rain or sun .
- ^ Ahluwalia, B. K. (1984). Social Change in Manipur. Cultural Publishing House. p. 152.
Nongmaiching , which seems to be derived from Nong = sun or rain , mai = face or in front of , and ching hill , and to mean the bill that fronts the rain ar sun .
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Das, Tarakchandra (1945). The Purums: An Old Kuki Tribe of Manipur. India: University of Calcutta. p. 109.
Nongmaiching, "the hill which rises to the east of Imphal and which is ..... the scene of a rain-compelling ceremony."
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Manipur, Past and Present The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization · Volume 4. India. 1988. p. 405. ISBN 9788170998532.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Genesis of Indian Tribes An Approach to the History of Meiteis and Thais. University of Michigan. 1993. p. 44. ISBN 9788121003087.
When King Kaangba grew old he took and kept the idol of Lai-Ningthou Sannamahi which was also popularly known as Saree, in a cave of Nongmai-Ching hills and himself entered into Paakhangba Iren for the rest of his life.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ The Battlefields of Imphal The Second World War and North East India. Taylor & Francis. 2016. p. 116. ISBN 9781317274025.
- ^ Ecotourism Development Ventures in Manipur: Green Skill Development and Livelihood Mission. 2021. p. 78. ISBN 9789391145590.