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Manipur

noun
1.
State in northeastern India.






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"Manipur" Quotes from Famous Books



... nomads called Alqamar in Hadramaut. They cut a branch from a certain tree in the desert, set it on fire, and then sprinkled the burning brand with water. After that the vehemence of the rain abated, just as the water vanished when it fell on the glowing brand. Some of the Eastern Angamis of Manipur are said to perform a some-what similar ceremony for the opposite purpose, in order, namely, to produce rain. The head of the village puts a burning brand on the grave of a man who has died of burns, and quenches the brand with water, while he prays that rain may fall. Here the ...
— The Golden Bough - A study of magic and religion • Sir James George Frazer



Words linked to "Manipur" :   India, Bharat, province, state, Republic of India



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