Kounu | |
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Guardian Goddess of North | |
Member of Maikei Ngaakpa Lais | |
![]() Kounu, the giver of good rainfall | |
Other names | Kounoo |
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Affiliation | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
Major cult center | Mount Kounu and Mount Koubru |
Abodes | Mount Kounu and Mount Koubru |
Gender | Female |
Region | Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur) |
Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
Personal information | |
Consort | Koubru |
Children | Loyalakpa, Thoudu Nungthel Leima |
Kounu (Meitei: ꯀꯧꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ, Old Manipuri: ꯀꯧꯅꯨ ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯦꯝꯄꯤ) is a goddess in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). She is a wife of God Koubru.[1][2] She is the guardian of the northern direction.[3] Kounu has two homes. Her main home is on Mount Kounu. Her other home is in Mount Koubru, which is where her husband Koubru lives.[1] She is worshipped with Koubru as the deities of the Khullakpa (village chief).[4] Kounu and Koubru ruled Ancient Manipur for a very long time after the reign of King Ningthou Puthiba.[5]