Manipur Travel Essentials
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Ideal duration: 3 - 5 days
Best Time: October to March
Major Airports: Imphal, Guwahati in Assam
"Jewel of India"
Manipur, India
The jewel city of India, Manipur in the north-eastern part of the country, is listed among one of the most beautiful places of India where Mother Nature has been extra generous in her bounty. Least touched and least discovered, Manipur promises to be a great tourist discovery as the state offers endless enjoyment and pleasure with its exotic landscape, undulating hills, green valleys, blue lakes and dense forests. The Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur is the only floating national park in the world. Manipur is well-known in the whole country for its Rasleelas and Manipuri, which is the classical dance of the state.
Richly endowed with the natural beauty of waterfalls, lakes, streams, evergreen forests surrounded by nine sub-Himalayan ranges that attract tourists from all over the world, Manipur is beautiful, calm and serene with it's most ecstatic simplicity. Its greenery combined with the pleasant climate makes it attractive to tourists. Loktak Lake, Sendra Island, INA Memorial, Keibul Lamjao National Park are some of the major tourist attractions in the state. Shopping in Manipur is all about local handicraft, handloom and jewellery which are all readily available at the Khwairamband Bazar, Tribal Emporium and Sangai Handloom and Handloom House apart from the colourful local shops in the various cities.
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What's Great about Travelling to Manipur?
Quiet and less commercialised, makes for a perfect destination for a serene vacation away from the city chaos. Culturally rich; a treat for tourists who love to explore local cultures and traditions.
What's Not So Great about Travelling to Manipur?
Food choices could be very limited for vegetarians. Communication could be a problem in remote areas. The fare for cabs and auto rickshaws is based on distance and negotiations. Outsiders might face a problem with the rates.
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The creative, simple, and expressive people of Manipur stand firm with their religious diversity. 60% of the Manipuri population belongs to the Meitei tribe who are Vaishnavite Hindus and believe in Lord Vishnu, the protector in the Hindu Trinity (Vishnu, Brahma and Maheshwar). Kukis of the south and the Nagas of the north are the two main tribes of Manipur among the 30 hill tribes of Manipur. Manipuri people excel in martial arts, hockey, rugby and polo, the people are artistic and creative, and every house possesses a loom, and Manipuris weave with a passion and style, unparalleled by any other state. The people live music, dance and sports and exhibit a great zest for life. The tribal dances of Manipur are the expression of love, creativity and joy of the tribal people of the state. People in Manipur speaks Meitei and Manipuri, English is also understood and spoken by some. Hinduism, Christianity and Maibaism are the three prominent religions in Manipur, and the Nagas worship stones that in their language are referred to as LaiPham. While economically Manipur has poor infrastructure and development has been slow, but culturally, this state is known all over India. Handloom and handicraft products are the forte of the people.
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