Manmohini Devi

Khuman Chanu Manmohini
Takhel Leima
Royal portrait c. 1880
Bir Chandra Manikya
paternalKhuman
DynastyManikya dynasty (by marriage)
ReligionVaishnavism
OccupationQueen

Maharani Khuman Chanu Manmohini Devi was the niece and third Maharani consort of Tripura through her marriage to Maharaja Birchandra Manikya. She was one of the Meitei queens of Tripura. She was a contemporary royal photographer who choreographed her self-portraits with the Maharaja, and was considered the first Indian woman who mastered the art of photography.