Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi

Khamnung Kikoi Lou Onbi
Enchantress goddess of death who carries off the souls of people to the underworld
Member of Lairembis
Other names	Nura Naothem Heibi
Abode	Underworld (Meitei: Khamnung)
Texts	Puyas
Gender	Female
Region	Manipur
Ethnic group	Meitei
Consort	Thongalen

Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi (Manipuri: ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ ꯀꯤꯀꯣꯢ ꯂꯧꯑꯣꯟꯕꯤ)) is a goddess in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. She is a divine feminine personification of death who carries off the souls of the dead to the underworld (Meitei: khamnung). [1] If any soul will not go willingly, she either feeds it a magical fruit that makes it compliant or takes on the appearance of one of the soul's loved ones, especially that of its mother, and persuades it to accompany her. By one means or another, she takes every soul to the netherworld.[2][3][1] She is the consort of Thongalel, the God of the death and the ruler of the underworld. She is said to have been created from the very body of Atingkok, the Supreme Being.[1]

See also

• Laikhurembi

References

1. "খমনুং কিকোই লৌওনবী" (PDF). hueiyenlanpao.com (in Manipuri).
2. Singh, Moirangthem Kirti (1988). Religion and Culture of Manipur. Manas Publications. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-7049-021-0. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
3. A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. 1991. pp. 108–109.