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28-550: The Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board (LSTB) is a temple development board of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple, Haying Khongban Uphong Yumpham , Imphal West district of Kangleipak ( Meitei for ' Manipur '). It is dedicated not only to God Lainingthou Sanamahi and Goddess Leimarel Sidabi of Sanamahism , but also to the other ancient Meitei gods and goddesses of the traditional Meitei religion . The Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board (LSTB) allowed

56-427: A description of rites of passage and an organization into types, although in the end he despairs of ever capturing them all: "It is but a rough sketch of an immense picture ...." He is able to find some universals, mainly two: "the sexual separation between men and women, and the magico-religious separation between the profane and the sacred." (Earlier the translators used secular for profane.) He refuses credit for being

84-539: A household which have embraced Sanamahi faith ') was organised on 22 May 2022 at the office of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board (LSTB). Starting from 26 September 2022, which is the first day of the Meitei lunar month of "Mera", the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board began to conduct a series of cultural activities for one whole month because "Mera" is a sacred month of the Meitei religion . Among

112-416: A scale, implying that the lower levels represent "the simplest level of development," he hypothesizes that " social groups in such a society likewise have magico-religious foundations." Many groups in modern industrial society practice customs that can be traced to an earlier sacred phase. Passage between these groups requires a ceremony , or ritual rite of passage . The rest of Van Gennep's book presents

140-408: A society belongs to multiple groups, some more important to the individual than others. Van Gennep uses the metaphor, "as a kind of house divided into rooms and corridors." A passage occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another; in the metaphor, he changes rooms. Van Gennep further distinguishes between "the secular" and "the sacred sphere." Theorizing that civilizations are arranged on

168-479: Is celebrated by the Umhlanga . Rites of passage are diverse, and are found throughout many cultures around the world. Many western societal rituals may look like rites of passage but miss some of the important structural and functional components. However, in many Native and African-American communities, traditional rites of passage programs are conducted by community-based organizations such as Man Up Global . Typically

196-417: Is characterized by elaborate rituals and ceremonies, like debutant balls and college graduation, and by outward symbols of new ties: thus "in rites of incorporation there is widespread use of the 'sacred bond', the 'sacred cord', the knot, and of analogous forms such as the belt, the ring, the bracelet and the crown." Laboratory experiments have shown that severe initiations produce cognitive dissonance . It

224-455: Is the period between stages, during which one has left one place or state but has not yet entered or joined the next. "The attributes of liminality or of liminal personae ("threshold people") are necessarily ambiguous." In the third phase (reaggregation or incorporation) the passage is consummated [by] the ritual subject." Having completed the rite and assumed their "new" identity, one re-enters society with one's new status. Re-incorporation

252-500: Is theorized that such dissonance heightens group attraction among initiates after the experience, arising from internal justification of the effort used. Rewards during initiations have important consequences in that initiates who feel more rewarded express stronger group identity. As well as group attraction, initiations can also produce conformity among new members. Psychology experiments have also shown that initiations increase feelings of affiliation . Aronson and Mills tested

280-914: The Yumballon ( Meitei for 'Meitei homemaker's rituals and rules'), across the Manipur state. Notably, 3 January 2023 corresponds to the 12th day of the "Wakching" month, which is the day of Imoinu Iratpa . Starting from the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple at Haying Khongban Uphong Yumpham in Imphal , the possession proceeded to 15 places which are Tangjeng, Chandon Pokpi, Chairel, Khullakpat, Chairel Mangjin Keithel, Napat (Pombikhok), Wangoo Ahallup Makha Leikai, Sandangkhong, Naodakhong, Thamnapokpi, Saiton, Torbung, and Phousakhai, where Imoinu Irat Thouram as well as cultural and traditional programmes were performed by

308-510: The Mera Hou Chongba , which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Meitei lunar month of "Mera", coincided on 18 October. It was celebrated by the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board, organising gift exchange ceremony between the tribals ( hill people ) and the Meiteis ( valley people) as per the "Ching-Tam Pot Lanaba" tradition, bringing peace and harmony between the different ethnic groups. In

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336-655: The governing and management of temples in India . With the passing of the Madras Regulation Act in the year 1817, temples were brought under the control of the East India Company , a corporate organisation. The concept of a temple included its premises and wealth. However, from 1925, temples were brought under government control with the passing of the State Religious and Charitable Endowments Act. Under this Act,

364-536: The "Contemporary Adventure Model of a Rites of Passage" as a modern and weaker version of the rites of passage typically used by outdoor adventure programs. In various tribal and developed societies, entry into an age grade —generally gender-separated—(unlike an age set ) is marked by an initiation rite , which may be the crowning of a long and complex preparation, sometimes in retreat. Some academic circles such as dorms, fraternities, teams and other clubs practice hazing , ragging and fagging . Szecskáztatás ,

392-475: The Festinger's (1957) theory of cognitive dissonance by having three groups read either embarrassing material, not very embarrassing material, or nothing at all to a group. Aronson and Mills summarized Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance as such when discussing the rationale for their study: "No matter how attractive a group is to a person it is rarely completely positive, i.e., usually there are some aspects of

420-587: The LSTB possession. The Government of Manipur , endorsing the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board, is trying to designate a unique annual funding for the temple board, in the aim to bring development and conservation of the Sanamahi religion . The information was announced by the vice president of the temple board, Lourembam Rameshwor, who is also serving as the chairperson of the State Planning and Development Authorities of

448-535: The Manipur Government, on the closing ceremony of a 15-day workshop on " Rite-De-Passage " of Sanamahism ( Meitei : Sanamahi Lingning gi Pokpa, Luhongba amasung Korou Nonggabgi Thouramsing ), organized in the shrine of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Sanglen, Haying Khongban, Imphal West . Temple Development Board Temple Development Board are statutory and independent bodies created for

476-406: The detachment of the individual or group ... from an earlier fixed point in the social structure." There is often a detachment or "cutting away" from the former self in this phase, which is signified in symbolic actions and rituals. For example, the cutting of the hair for a person who has just joined the army. He or she is "cutting away" the former self: the civilian. The transition (liminal) phase

504-400: The different events performed in the month, the following are included: In the year 2021, the Mera Hou Chongba , which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Meitei lunar month of "Mera", coincided on 20 October. It was celebrated by the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board in which the ancient ritual of Pot Lannaba ( Meitei for 'exchange of gifts') was observed. In the year 2014,

532-506: The first to recognize type of rites. In the work he concentrates on groups and rites individuals might normally encounter progressively: pregnancy, childbirth, initiation, betrothal, marriage, funerals and the like. He mentions some others, such as the territorial passage, a crossing of borders into a culturally different region, such as one where a different religion prevails. Rites of passage have three phases: separation, liminality, and incorporation, as van Gennep described. "I propose to call

560-490: The group as more attractive than those who read the mildly embarrassing material or nothing at all. Another study using mathematical subtraction tasks reached the opposite conclusion but research using electrical shocks supported the concept that suffering increased the degree to which participants liked the group. Initiation rites are seen as fundamental to human growth and development as well as socialization in many African communities. These rites function by ritually marking

588-439: The group that the individual does not like. If he has undergone an unpleasant initiation to gain admission to the group, his cognition that he has gone through an unpleasant experience for the sake of membership is dissonant with his cognition that there are things about the group that he does not like. He can reduce this dissonance in two ways. He can convince himself that the initiation was not very unpleasant, or he can exaggerate

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616-538: The missing piece is the societal recognition and reincorporation phase. Adventure education programs, such as Outward Bound , have often been described as potential rites of passage. Pamela Cushing researched the rites of passage impact upon adolescent youth at the Canadian Outward Bound School and found the rite of passage impact was lessened by the missing reincorporation phase. Bell (2003) presented more evidence of this lacking third stage and described

644-436: The positive characteristics of the group and minimize its negative aspects. With increasing severity of initiation it becomes more and more difficult to believe that the initiation was not very bad. Thus, a person who has gone through a painful initiation to become a member of a group should tend to reduce his dissonance by over estimating the attractiveness of the group." Those who read the severely embarrassing material perceived

672-581: The public to receive the clothes, brass and copper wares, which were offered to goddess Leimarel Sidabi and god Lainingthou Sanamahi , by making monetary offerings. The LSTB allowed the public to light their torches for Yaoshang from the complex of goddess Leimarel Sidabi and god Lainingthou Sanamahi in Haying Khongbal Uphong Yumpham. An academic meeting on the topic Sanamahi Laining Chatlaba Emung Amagi Thouramsingda Chatnagadaba Chatna Pathap ( Meitei for 'Rules to be followed in

700-414: The rites of separation from a previous world, preliminal rites , those executed during the transitional stage liminal (or threshold) rites , and the ceremonies of incorporation into the new world postliminal rites ." In the first phase, people withdraw from their current status and prepare to move from one place or status to another. "The first phase (of separation) comprises symbolic behavior signifying

728-635: The state governments exercised power for the formation of temple development boards for major temples with the members from local city. A temple development board includes a chairman, vice chairman, and other members appointed by the state government. The roles and responsibilities of a temple development board include the following: Rite of passage In English, Van Gennep's first sentence of his first chapter begins: "Each larger society contains within it several distinctly separate groupings. ... In addition, all these groups break down into still smaller societies in subgroups." The population of

756-544: The transition of someone to full group membership. It also links individuals to the community and the community to the broader and more potent spiritual world. Initiation rites are "a natural and necessary part of a community, just as arms and legs are natural and necessary extension of the human body". These rites are linked to individual and community development. Dr. Manu Ampim identifies five stages; rite to birth, rite to adulthood, rite to marriage, rite to eldership and rite to ancestorship. In Zulu culture, entering womanhood

784-543: The year 2013, the Mera Hou Chongba , which is celebrated on the 15th day of the Meitei lunar month of "Mera", coincided on 19 October. It was celebrated by the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board in Haying Khongbal, Imphal. Starting from 1 January 2023 (equivalent to the 10th day of the Meitei lunar month of "Wakching"), 50 members of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board conducted a 3-day possession to spread messages and teachings of goddess Imoinu , specially focusing on

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