Mongba Hanba (Old Manipuri: Mongpa Hanpa) | |
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Forest God | |
Member of Umang Lais | |
![]() "Mongpa Hanpa", the Ancient Meitei (Old Manipuri) name of God Mongba Hanba, written in archaic Meetei Mayek abugida | |
Affiliation | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
Major cult center | Mongba Hanba Umang (renamed as Mahabali Hanuman Thakur Temple Complex),[1][2] Imphal East district, Manipur |
Abode | Mongba Hanba Umang |
Gender | Male |
Region | Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur) |
Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
Hinduism equivalent | Hanuman |
Mongba Hanba (Meitei: ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ) or Mongpa Hanpa (Old Manipuri: ꯃꯣꯡꯄ ꯍꯟꯄ) is a forest god in Meitei mythology and religion. He is mainly worshipped in a sacred forest named Mongba Hanba Umang in the banks of the Imphal River in Manipur.[3][1][2]