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A blog about study of culture and imbibed traditions of the people living in Bamon Leikai,Imphal East,Manipur,India.The rudiments of Vaishnavism as documented from my visit to some known and unknown temples of Bamon Leikai(Brahmapur).

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Saturday, June 10, 2017

SHREE SHREE RADHA MADANMOHANJI MANDIR ADHIKARIMAYUM: Revisiting temples of Bamon Leikai

Bamon Leikai Adhikarimayum Shree Radha Madanmohanji temple
Shree Shree Radha Madanmohanji Mandir estd. 8th July 1984.
Bamon Leikai Adhikarimayum Radha Madanmohanji temple idols
Main idols worshipped at the temple

  • LocationBrahmapur New Thumbuthong Adhikarimayum Leirak, Imphal East.
  • Owner of the temple: Kins of Adhikarimayum sagei or sub-clan of Adhikarimayum Leirak.
  • Deities worshipped: Idols of Gopaldeva, Radha Madanmohanji,Shiva,Krishna Baldeva and Bangkabihari Thakur (co-owned deities of Adhikarimayum sagei).
  • Daily rituals: Morning bhog (food) arti and evening arti observed.
  • Bamon Leikai Adhikarimayum Hari Uthan
    Hari-Uthan Lai-Lengthokpa at night time
    Bamon Leikai Adhikarimayum lai-lengba
    Sagei lai-lengba(shifting of Krishna Baldeva idols)
  • Festivals celebrated: Hari-uthan is the main festival of the Adhikarimayum sagei.On Hiyangei Dwadasi i.e., twelfth day of the eight month in the Hindu lunar calendar,Hari-uthan marks the awakening of the Lord from His royal slumber.Marigold garlands,serving of puffed rice balls, popcorns and khichri signify this festival. Commencing from the day,Shree Hari Sangkirtana is performed for 5 days continuously till Hiyangei full-moon night at the mandap(front porch of the temple). A crowd always gather around the mandapa to sing the hymns of the Kirtanas(devotional narratives of Lord Krishna).Besides Hari-Uthan,Shivaratri,Govardhan Pooja,Janmasthami and Maghasaptami are some of the annual festivals. 
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