Imphal, October 07 2025: As celebrated every year on the 15th day of the Manipuri calendar month Mera, the Mera Hou Chongba 2025 was celebrated today at the royal palace and Kangla.

Mera Hou Chongba festival is a special festival in the sense that it celebrates the unbreakable bond shared between hill people and plain people and is participated by both plain people and hill people including those from remote and far off corners of Manipur.

Mera Hou Chongba, also known as Mera Waayungba or Mera Thaomei Thaanba, is one of the oldest and most significant traditional festivals of Manipur.

It is celebrated by all indigenous ethnic communities of the State, including the Meitei people and tribes such as the Tangkhul, Kabui, Anal, Aimol, Chiru, Chothe, Kharam, Koireng, Kom, among others.

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