Two hiyang hiren watercraft flanked by two tanna hi inside the Hijagang in the Kangla Fort and an eastern view of the Hijagang.
Alternative names
Hiyang Hiren Thampham
General information
Architectural style
Meitei architecture
Location
Kangla Fort, Imphal West district, Manipur
Address
Kangla Fort, Imphal West district, Manipur
Town or city
Imphal
Country
India
Construction started
2010[1]
Opened
2013[1]
Inaugurated
2013[1][2][3][4]
Client
Government of Manipur
Owner
Government of Manipur
Governing body
Kangla Fort Board, Government of Manipur
Affiliation
Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Known for
hiyang hirens and tanna his[1][2][4]
The Hijagang (Meitei pronunciation: hī-ja-gāng) is a boathouse inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal, India. It houses four traditional Meitei watercraft, including two hiyang hirens (Royal racing boats) and two tanna his (commoners' racing boats).[a][1] According to Meitei religious beliefs, the hiyang hirens are used by the male ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibudhou) and female ancestral deity (Meitei: Ibendhou) and are sacred to the Meiteis, the major ethnic group of Manipur.[2][4]
^Press, Imphal Free (19 August 2013). "'Hijagang' inauguration on August 21 – KanglaOnline". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ abcRastogi, Priyanka (13 May 2019). Early Sunrise, Early Sunset: Tales of a Solo Woman Traveler Across North East and East India. Partridge Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-5437-0523-2.
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