"Panthoibi Jagoi" (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ) (literally, "Panthoibi's dance" or "Dance dedicated to the Divine Mother"[1]) is a duet dance form, portraying the romantic love affairs between Nongpok Ningthou and Panthoibi.[2][3] There are 14 hand gestures with bodily movements.[4] It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba, depicting the weaving process.[5] In the dance form, Marjing has been conflated with Nongpok Ningthou.[6] Nowadays, the dance form is replaced by the Khamba Thoibi Jagoi.[2]

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  1. Chaki-Sircar, Manjusri (1984). Feminism in a Traditional Society: Women of the Manipur Valley. ISBN 9780706919677.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lisam, Khomdan Singh (2011). Encyclopaedia of Manipur (3 Vol.). ISBN 9788178358642.
  3. "Pathway". 1988.
  4. Kumar, Niraj; Driem, George van; Stobdan, Phunchok (18 November 2020). Himalayan Bridge. ISBN 9781000215496.
  5. Bijoykumar Singh, E.; Singh, Ksh Jhaljit (2009). Challenges of Economic Policy in Manipur: Essays in Honour of Prof. M. Iboton Singh. ISBN 9788183701280.
  6. Parratt, Saroj Nalini (1997). The Pleasing of the Gods: Meitei Lai Haraoba. ISBN 9788125904168.