Thangjing Hill
Thangjing Hill is located in Manipur
Thangjing Hill
Thangjing Hill
Thangjing Hill is located in India
Thangjing Hill
Thangjing Hill
Thangjing Hill (India)
Highest point
Elevation6,918 ft (2,109 m)[1]
Coordinates24°28′06″N 93°39′45″E / 24.4682°N 93.6624°E / 24.4682; 93.6624
Geography
LocationChurachandpur district, Manipur
CountryIndia

Thangjing Hill, or Thangching Hill, is a mountain peak in the Indian state of Manipur. It is in the Churachandpur district, to the west of Moirang.[2] The north-south-running mountain range on which it sits is also called Thangjing range or Thangjing hills. The range forms part of the western border of the Imphal Valley.

The hills are believed by Manipuris to be the abode of Thangching, the ancestral deity of Moirang.[3][4] The temple of Thangjing on the top of the hill is a pilgrimage site[2] for followers of Sanamahi faith in Manipur.[5]

The Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed into the hill range on 16 August 1991, killing all 69 people on board.[6]

Mythology

In Meitei mythology, the hill is mainly associated with the deity Eputhou Thangjing who is consideed the guardian of the mountain and the protector of the south of the Kanglei world.[5][7] The hill is also mentioned in the great Meitei epic poetry of Khamba Thoibi.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Survey of India mapsheet 83-H, 1944.
  2. 1 2 "Youths killed in clash over worship". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/northeast-india-a-reader/page/4/mode/1up?q=Thangjing
  4. ↑ Parratt, Saroj Nalini Arambam (2005). The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa, Volume 1. London: Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 0-415-34430-1.
  5. 1 2 3 Mangancha Thoudam Laiba, What Meiei myths and legends say of Lainingthou Thangching Koyelellai, the reigning deiy of the Thangjing ranges, Imphal Review of Arts and Politics, 6 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  7. ↑ Mangancha Thoudam Laiba. "The God Lainingthou Thangching Koylellai". Sangai Express.


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