Heikru Hitongba

Celebrated in the month of September, a festival of joy, with little religious significance. Along a 16 meter moat, long narrow boats are sailed by a large number of rowers. Idol of Shri Vishnu is installed before the commencement of the race.

Rath Jatra

One of the greatest festivals of the Hindus of Manipur, this festival is celebrated for about 10 days in the month of Ingel (June-July). Lord Jagannath leaves his temple in a chariot pulled by pilgrims who vie with one another for this honor.

Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of Hijri (Islamic) calendar. The most popular festival of Manipuri Muslims, Ramjan Id is observed with the usual spirit of joy and festivity with which the holiday is celebrated in the rest of the Muslim world. Since the time of Prophet Mohammed, during Ramjan Id, Muslims practice self-denial by avoiding food, drink and smoke from pre-dawn until sunset. The month is spent in prayer. After a month, on the second day of Shawwal, when the new moon is visible (Id-Ul-Fitr), fast is broken and Muslims go to the mosques to offer prayers, take delicious dishes, exchange greetings, and call on friends and relatives.

Lui-Ngai-Ni

Lui-Ngai-Ni is a festival of Nagas observed on the 15th day of February. It is a festival of seed sowing, after which tribes belonging to the Naga group start their cultivation. Social gathering, songs, dances and rejoicing highlight the festivity.

Gan Ngai

Celebrated for five days in the month of Wakching (December/January), Gan Ngai is an important festival of the Kabui. The festival opens with a religious ceremony on the first day, then the rest of the days are associated with common feast, dances and presentation of gifts, etc.

Kut

 Kut is an autumn festival of the different tribes of Kuki-Chin-Mizo groups of Manipur. The festival has been variously described at different places amongst different tribes as Chavang-Kut or Khodou, etc. It is happy occasion for the villagers whose food stock is bountiful after a year of hard labor. Kut festival is a thanksgiving 

Lai Haraoba

Celebrated in honor of the sylvan deities known as Umang Lai, this festival held in the month of May represents the worship of traditional deities and ancestors. A number of dances by both men and women are performed before the ancient divinities. The Lai Haraoba of God — Thangjing, the ruling deity of Moirang — is the most famous dance and attracts huge gatherings.

Cheiraoba: the New Year festival of Manipur

Manipur is a land of celebrations, festivities and mirth's all the year round. A year in Manipur presents a cycle of festivals. Hardly a month passes without a festival or two. Cheiraoba is the New Year festival of Manipur. It is celebrated on the first day of the month Sajibu (March). To the manipuris, festivals are the symbols of their cultural, social and religious aspirations which, besides removing the monotony of life by providing physical diversions, mental recreation and emotional outlet help them lead a better and fuller life. It is celebrated during the month of April.

This festival is also related with the Chahitaba. The domestic deity, Sanamahi, is worshipped in each house. An annual festival is also arranged in the temple of Sanamahi. People wear new clothes and buy new utensils. On this day the 'Chahitaba' is also selected. The chahitaba is the man who gives his name to the year, who bears all the sins of the people for the year of the whole luck, good or ill, influences the lick of the whole community. Chahitaba is nominated by Maibas after comparing the horoscope. Many people on this day also climb the hill called 'Cheiraching' where there is a small Siva shrine. The hill is near Imphal town. People clean and decorate their houses and prepare special festive dishes, which are first offered to various deities. Villagers climb nearby hilltops in the belief that it will enable them to rise to heights in their worldly life. During the festival, people clean and decorate their houses and prepare special festive dishes which are first offered to various deities. Celebrated during the month of April, a part of the ritual entails villagers climbing the nearest hill tops in belief that it will enable them to rise to greater heights in their worldly life. The Pangals (Manipuri Muslims) also observe it.


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Yaoshang

Yaoshang is celebrated for five days commencing from the full moon day of Phalguna (February-March). This is the premier festival of Manipur. The Thabal Chongb (a kind of Manipuri folk dance, where boys and girls hold hands, sing and dance in a circle) is particularly associated with this festival. Boys, girls and old women collect donations from house to house, the money to be spent in a number of parties and feasts. Indeed, Yaoshang is to Manipur is what Durga Puja is to Bengal.