Volume-XII, Issue-III, May 2026 |
A Brief Study of the Religious History of the Meitei People Dr. RK Singel Sana, Assistant Professor of History, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Govt. Model College, Katlicherra, Hailakandi, Assam, India |
Received: 21.04.2026 | Accepted: 07.05.2026 | Published Online: 31.05.2026 | Page No: 79-87 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.03W.324 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
From the very early time the Meiteis have their own religious beliefs, tradition and customs. Actually, the religion of the Meitei has lost its originality by the influence of Hinduism, Buddhism, Saktism, Saivism etc. Despite many influences Meitei believed in the ancestor worship. But during the reign of Garibniwaz, Hinduism became the state religion of Manipur and it exercised a remarkable effect on the social and religious life of the Meiteis. Thus, the present paper is an attempt to analyse the traditional religious beliefs of the Meiteis and how it assimilated with the new faith after the conversion of Hinduism. | ||
Keywords: Meitei, Ancestor, Hinduism, Religion, Tradition, Conversion |