- The erstwhile princely State of Manipur is a jewel of land with its bounteous vistas of untrammelled beauty and ancient traditions. Set in an oval valley amongst smoky blue hills, it is the home of Meitei who dominate the populace, which is an admixture fo Naga and Kuki Chin Mizo groups amongst other colourful communities.
-The State Capital of Manipur is Imphal.The Manipuri's inspiration arises from the wondrous balance of the flora and fauna that abound in its environments. Almost 70 % land of the land is under forest cover. The stunning combination of Wet,temperature and pine forests sustain a host of rare and endemic plant and animal life.
- Indigenous to Manipur's rich natural heritage is the sangai -- The dancing deer, the rarest of creatures that is facing extinction.
- Manipur is reputed for its tradition of the arts. Weavingis a time - honoured occupation, fine - tuned to an art from with its intricate designs in the dazzling range of sarees,sarongs, shawls and bedspreads.
- The economic and fluid movements of the spear dance, locally called "Ta Khousarol" and sword fight "Thang Yannaba", have a sinuous beauty.
- Polo (Sagol Kangjei), Wrestling Hockey (Mukna Kangjei) & a form of rugby played with greased coconut (Yubi-Lakpi), locally popular games.
- Manipur, Also known as the land of Radha & Krishna, has gifted to India's classical dance repertoire her lyrical Ras Leela dance that re-enacts the love story of Radha & Krishna.
- Imphal 's historic Vaishnavite centre, Shri Govindaji Temple is located close to the Royal Palace. This interesting structure with its twin domes has a paved courtyard and a great assembly hall where devotees congregate to participate in various devotional activities. On either side of presiding deity are the shrines of Krishna, Balaram and Jagannath.
- Loktak Lake, Most enchanting and biggest freshwater lake in North East region. Also, on the southern part of the lake is the World's only floating National Park, The Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Every Flower is a soul blossoming in Nature. MUSKAN
--MJN Corp..
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