Time it
Cheiraoba
Meitei · Manipur
- When
- March-April, lunar new year
- Who
- Meitei
- Where
- Manipur
- Gateway
- Imphal
What it is
The festival
The Meitei new year: house-cleaning, joint family feasts, offerings at the doorstep, and the hill-climbing custom of ascending the nearest peak for the year ahead.
Attending
How visitors fit in
A household festival, but the hill climbs (Koubru and Imphal’s ridges) are public events.
Around it
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Plan it
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Facts checked against the official Manipur tourism portal · Festival dates are announced by organisers; year-specific dates here carry an official source · Last verified 2026-09-26