| Thongalen | |
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King of the Underworld and God of the Dead | |
| Member of Lainingthous | |
| Abode | the Underworld |
| Texts | Poireiton Khunthok, Nongban Pombi Luwaoba |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Manipur |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Genealogy | |
| Siblings | Poireiton |
| Consorts | |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Hades |
| Roman equivalent | Pluto |
| Hindu equivalent | Yama[1][2] |
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Thongalen (Manipuri: ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯂꯦꯟ) (also, Thongalel, Thongaren or Thongarel) is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld (Manipuri: ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ, romanized: Khamnung) in Meitei mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He is the Guardian God of the nadir.[3]: 181 .
He is the ancestor-god of the Khuman clan.[10] Laikhurembi and Lainaotabi are his wives.[11]
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