![]() Laifungbam Debabrata Roy said, “The origin of Thabal Chongba can be traced to the Ke-Kre Chongba. Speaking about its origin, prominent intellectual Dr. This community dance by the moonlight has for long been performed in connection with the five days of Yaosang or Holi festival of Manipur in spring. ![]() ‘Thabal’ means ‘moonlight’ and ‘Chongba’ means ‘dance’. Meira Paibis or women’s groups in the Singjamei Bazar area kept watch to make sure no untoward incident took place to disturb the event. ![]() ![]() The event took place in an open ground decorated with hundreds of LED and other lamps. A crowd of many more hundreds from different localities of the city witnessed the celebration (watch video here – video is best viewed on mobile phone).Īmong the largest events of its kind, it attracted participation by transgender women not just from Imphal but also several other districts of Manipur. The event started at 8.00 pm and as it progressed, other people also joined in, holding hands in large circles and moving to the rhythmic beating of drums. Imphal, April 14, 2018: Nearly 400 transgender women got together in the Singjamei Bazar area of Imphal today to dance their hearts away in a Thabal Chongba event.
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