Man used to record the repeated phenomenon of the sun, moon and stars to know the time. The behavior and locations of these heavenly bodies based on their daily, monthly or yearly cycles has been the earliest marker to tell about time in many of the civilizations. Even in the contemporary society, the effects of these astronomical signs and their relations are widely used to predict the future. Manipur, once a princely state had experienced the glorious past of using their own time keeping devices. The people of this land had the knowledge of as many as 27 stars that had been named according to their locations and behavior and used as the important element in knowing the time. There is a belief that the people of this land had known the use of time in an appropriate manner since Nongta Lairen Pakhangba - the ruling deity and the first king of the Meitei Kingdom. It is also said that his predecessor God Pakhangba Leinung Lonja Ariba and goddess Leima Leioi Nurabi...
Mirrors the Traditional Past