Lam Lai | |
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Presiding deities of villages and countrysides | |
Member of Meitei deities | |
Other names | Lam Konba Lai, Lam Konpa Lai |
Affiliation | Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
Abodes | Villages and countrysides |
Region | India (Manipur, Assam and Tripura), Bangladesh and Myanmar |
Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
Festivals | Especially Lai Haraoba |
Consorts | "Lam Leima"s |
A "Lam Lai" (Meitei: ꯂꯝ ꯂꯥꯢ, romanized: lam-lai, lit. 'regional god') refers to a presiding tutelary deity of a particular region, especially village, in Meitei religion and mythology.[1][2][3][4] The feminine form of the "Lam Lai" is "Lam Leima".[1]