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List of creatures in Meitei culture

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ85779440 ↗
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Meitei people, being the predominant ethnic group in the Himalayan kingdom of Manipur, has diverse cultural contacts with diverse communities of other nations since ancient times. The case is the same with Meitei folklore as well as Meitei culture. This is a list of the creatures of Ancient Meetei folklore.

This doesn't include the list of deities in Meitei mythology, for which see Lists of deities in Sanamahism and Meitei deities.

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