Manipuri Vaishnavism

Manipuri Vaishnavism
Founder
Rajarshi Bhagyachandra
Regions with significant populations
Manipur and other Northeast Indian states
Religions
Hinduism
Scriptures
Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana
Languages
Meitei language

Manipuri Vaishnavism, also known as Meitei Vaishnavism (Manipuri: ꯚꯩꯁꯅꯚ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ, romanized: Bheisnabh Lāinīng, lit. 'Vaishnaiva religion') is a regional variant of Gaudiya Vaishnavism with a culture-forming role in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur.

Manipuri Vaishnavas do not worship Krishna alone, but as Radha-Krishna. With the spread of Vaishnavism, the worship of Krishna and Radha became the dominant form in the Manipur region. With every village there having a thakur-ghat and a temple.

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