Thongalen
| Thongalen | |
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King of the Underworld and God of the Dead | |
| Member of Lainingthous | |
| Abode | the Underworld |
| Texts | Poireiton Khunthok, Nongban Pombi Luwaoba |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Genealogy | |
| Siblings | Poireiton |
| Consorts | |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Hades |
| Hindu | Yama |
| Roman | Pluto |
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Thongalen (Manipuri: ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯂꯦꯟ) (also, Thongalel, Thongaren or Thongarel) is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld (Manipuri: ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ, romanized: Khamnung) in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. He is the Guardian God of the nadir.: 181 .
He is the ancestor-god of the Khuman clan. Laikhurembi and Lainaotabi are his wives.