Pureiromba
Meitei rain deity and ancestor god of the Angom clan.
Pureiromba (also known as Pureilomba or Puleilompa) is a rain and agricultural prosperity deity in Meitei mythology and religion. He is one of the major Umang Lai deities and serves as the Ancestor God of the Angom clan of the Meitei ethnicity.
Quick Facts
- Deity of
- Giver of rain and agricultural prosperity
- Member of
- Umang Lais
- Other names
- Pureilomba
- Cult center
- Andro
- Imphal East
- Manipur
- Offspring
- Chinsongba (son)
- Gender
- Male
- Region
- Manipur
- Ethnic group
- Meitei
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Pureiromba is also regarded as the ancestor of the Sharumbam clan of Meitei ethnicity.
- The cult of Pureiromba was looked after by the Mangsatabam clan of Meitei ethnicity.
- Pureiromba's son is named Chinsongba.
History
The Thalon text describes Pureiromba as one of five hill gods from the Nongmaiching Hills. These five deities were later merged into a single god, Langmai Ningthou, whose various forms took the original personal names. This unification helped transform the Selloi Langmai tribal society into the chiefdom later called Angom.
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