Mount Koubru
Highest point
Elevation6,993 ft (2,131 m)[1]
Coordinates25°03′47″N 93°52′18″E / 25.0630°N 93.8717°E / 25.0630; 93.8717
Geography
LocationManipur
CountryIndia
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Mount Koubru (Meeteilol:ꯀꯧꯕ꯭ꯔꯨ) also known as Mount Koupalu[2][3] is one of the highest mountains in Manipur, India and the abode of the god Lainingthou Koubru and the goddess Kounu in Manipuri mythology. Sapormeina town lies below the peak. It is located in the Kangpokpi district of Manipur and is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Manipur.[4]

The mountain is noted for mountain hiking as well as mountain climbing.[5][6][7][8]

The peak is part of Kanglatombi Kangpokpi Reserved Forest, which was declared in 1968 by the Government of Manipur under section 20 of the Indian FOREST Act 1927[9][10]

Mythological connection

Main article: Manipuri mythology

Mount Koubru has served as an abode of the god Lainingthou Koubru and goddess Kounu since ancient times in Manipuri mythology, Manipuri literature and Manipuri culture. Mount Koubru is a main dwelling place of Lord Lainingthou Koubru, the protector deity of the Northern Kanglei world. The God Lainingthou Koubru lives with his consort Goddess Kounu and their sacred animal Shamu Laishaa Angouba, the White Elephant.[citation needed]

Cosmological relation

The mythology of ancient Meitei concerns study of cosmology as well as human body. Mount Koubru is considered the head of the body. Many letters of ancient Meetei Mayek including the letter ꯅ("ear" read as na) still exist atop this mountain. According to people of Manipur, the letters of Meetei Mayek also has its significance in cosmological belief that body of a warrior of Thang ta is remained protected by the letters in which Koubru protect the right side (ꯑ).[11]

Culture

Main article: Culture of Manipur

Mount Koubru is considered as one of the primary pilgrimage sites by the Meitei people; the stone-formations at the peak are believed to be parts of a single human face, resembling the 27 alphabets of Meitei language.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Survey of India mapsheet 83-H, 1944.
  2. ^ "Extra terrestrial Connection of the Meeteis Part 1". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. ^ Singh, Dr Th Suresh (2014-06-02). The Endless Kabaw Valley: British Created Visious [sic] Cycle of Manipur, Burma and India. Quills Ink Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 978-93-84318-00-0. English Translation "Awang Koubru Asuppa Leima-Lai Khunda Ahanba. ... The above given hymn of invocation of the Koubru God (Koupalu in the Puya)
  4. ^ Raghu, Ningthoujam. "Awang Koubru Asuppa and Notion for Origin of Obliquity of Earth and Planets | KanglaOnline". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  5. ^ "Koubru". PeakVisor.
  6. ^ "Koubru | KanglaOnline".
  7. ^ "Figure 1. Map of Manipur showing Koubru Hill Range". ResearchGate.
  8. ^ "Committee formed to save Mt. Koubru". Imphal Free Press. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.
  9. ^ Service, THJ News (2021-05-15). "Mt. Koubru falls under KK Reserved Forest, no activity will be allowed: Forest Minister". The Hills Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  10. ^ "Mount Koubru and its ramification in maintaining communal harmony in Manipur". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  11. ^ a b Ray, Sohini (2009). "Writing the Body: Cosmology, Orthography, and Fragments of Modernity in Northeastern India". Anthropological Quarterly. 82 (1): 129–154. doi:10.1353/anq.0.0047. ISSN 0003-5491. JSTOR 25488260. S2CID 140755509.

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