Walk the
Kangla Fort in January
The sacred heart of Manipur.
Quick answer. Cool and dry at Imphal-valley altitude (about 790m). Clear, crisp days. For Kangla Fort specifically, January is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Status
- Royal citadel, heritage park
- Position
- Central Imphal
- Month
- January, Manipur
- This month
- Cool and dry at Imphal-valley altitude (about 790m).
Why January here
The royal citadel of the Meitei kings: temples, gates and the state’s founding ground.
Kangla is the ancient royal citadel of Manipur at the centre of Imphal: coronation sites, the Govindajee-era temples, colonial-era remnants and the sacred Nungjeng pond, reopened to the public as a heritage park.
Wildlife this month: Keibul Lamjao migratory-bird season runs November to March.
What to do
Kangla gates
The restored gates of the Meitei kings.
Pair it with
Kangla Fort in January, planned properly
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