Ningol Chakouba

On 23rd October 2025, Manipur celebrated Ningol Chakouba, a traditional festival celebrating the bond between married women and their brothers.

  • The festival is celebrated every year on the second day of Hiyangei month of the Meitei calendar.
  • Ningol means ‘married woman’ and Chakouba means ‘invitation for feast’; so the festival is the one where the married women are invited to their parents’ home for a feast.

Origin

  • The origin of Ningol Chakouba dates back to the time when King Nongda Lairen Pakhangba ruled in Manipur.
  • The Queen Laisana used to invite her brother Poireiton to the King’s palace for a feast once ....
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