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Replicas of Sangai deer installed in the Sangai festival, an annual event organised in honor of this Cervus species in Manipur. In one of the epic cycles of incarnations in Moirang, Kadeng Thangjahanba hunted and brought a lovely Sangai deer alive from a hunting ground called "Torbung Lamjao" as a gift of love for his girlfriend, Lady Tonu Laijinglembi.
Manipur Zoological Garden (Meitei: Manipur Sha-Uchek Thampham) is a zoo in Iroisemba, Manipur. [2] It is the second habitat of Sangai (Cervus eldi eldi), [2] the world's only dancing deer species, after the Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only floating national park. [3] It is a medium sized zoological garden.
The number of endangered deer sangai found in Manipur has increased from 204 in 2013 to 260, according to the latest census conducted in March 2016 jointly by Wildlife Wing, Forest department, State government, Manipur University and Wildlife Institute of India. [7] The sangai faces a two-pronged danger to its life.
It is situated at an altitude of 2,452 m (8,045 ft) above sea level. [citation needed] [verification needed] The valley is famous for its wide range of flowers in every season but the most famous one is the "Dzükou Lily" (Lilium chitrangadae), named after the mother of its discoverer, Hijam Bikramjit, a researcher of the Life Sciences Department, Manipur University, in the summer of 1991.
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Manipur [9] [35] Sanctuary Declared Area (km 2) District Bunning Wildlife Sanctuary: 1997 115.8 Tamenglong: Jiri-Makru Wildlife Sanctuary: 1997 198 Imphal East, Tamenglong: Kailam Wildlife Sanctuary: 1997 187.5 Churachandpur: Khongjaingamba Ching Wildlife Sanctuary: 2016 0.42 Imphal East: Thinungei Bird Sanctuary: 2019 1 ...
Meitei Sankirtana (under the name of "Sankirtana, ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur"), one of the most remarkable cultural heritage of the Meitei civilization, [10] [11] [12] was formally recognized as a UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage, declared in the eighth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan, in December 2013.
Keibu Keioiba, also known as Kabui Keioiba, is a mythical creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a human in the Meitei mythology and folklore of Manipur. According to legend, he was once a skilful priest named Kabui Salang Maiba. He used witchcraft to turn himself into a ferocious tiger.
Shirui National Park is a national park located in the state of Manipur in India. It was established in 1982. [1] Among the animals that make their homes here include tragopan, tiger and leopard. It is here that the famous shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae) grows naturally.