Pākhangbā
| Pakhangba | |
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| Member of Meitei dragons | |
Idols of Pakhangba and his consort in the Pakhangba Temple, Kangla. | |
| Affiliation | Sanamahism |
| Major cult center | Pakhangba Temple, Kangla |
| Abode | heaven and earth |
| Symbol | Meitei dragons |
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| Gender | Male |
| Region | Ancient Kangleipak |
| Ethnic group | Meitei |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Genealogy | |
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| Siblings | Lainingthou Sanamahi, Irai Leima, Khoriphaba, Khunu Leima, Ngaleima, Nganu Leima, Nongshaba, Nongthang Leima, Phouleima (Phouoibi), Shapi Leima, Thumleima |
| Consort | Nongthang Leima |
| Children | Mangang, Luwang, Khuman Salai, and others (or Salai Taret Apokpas) |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Typhon |
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Pakhangba (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯕ, lit. 'the one who knows his father') is a primordial deity, often represented in the form of a dragon, in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is depicted in the heraldry of Manipur kingdom, which originated in paphal (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯐꯜ), mythical illustrations of the deity. It is believed that the ancestor of one of the Meitei clans manifested himself as the Pakhangba.
The identity of the deity is often fused with Nongda Lairen Pakhangba, the first ruler of the Ningthouja dynasty. The title Pakhangba was also used by other kings in the history of Manipur.