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Maibi are the
priestesses of
Manipur Kingdom commonly known for
performing religious rites. They are
considered as
shamans as well as midwives. They possess...
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maibi's body. It is an
invocatory dance where the
maibis stand with
their hands in a pose
symbolizing women's union. In this
dance form, the
maibis,...
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Maibi is a
village in
Bihar state, India. It is one of
seven villages of
Maibi panchayat (Baswan, Amarupi, Beharpur,
Maibi, Bahera, Sonbarsa, and Manmohan)...
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Maibi Jagoi or
Maibi Dance is a
shamanic ritual dance performed by
Maibis mostly during Lai
Haraoba ceremony for the
forest deities of Manipur. Maibism...
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festive events, the
maibis (priestesses)
dance in the
gentle melodies produced by pena. When the
music stopped, the
maibis became possessed by the...
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Maibis (Meitei for 'priestesses')
dancing in Lai
Haraoba (Meitei for 'Merrymaking
festival of the gods')...
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Laiching Jagoi, a
ritualistic dance performed by
Maibis (local
girls and youths)during the Lai
Haraoba festival...
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These rites and
rituals are
still widely practiced by the maibas,
maibis and others. Paniker, K.
Ayyappa (1997).
Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys...
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telling a
story based on the life of the
Maibi sect,
Binodini Devi's
observations and
stories shared with her by
Maibis, and
Aribam Syam Sharma's do****entary...
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night before the
formal prayers. The
procession is led by
Maibas and
Maibis,
wherein the idol of
goddess Imoinu is
taken to
Meitei households amongst...
