Thangjing Hills Latest News
Tension prevailed near the buffer zone in Manipur’s Thangjing Hill range, which separates Kuki and Meitei inhabited areas in Churachandpur district, recently.
About Thangjing Hills
- Thangjing Hill (also called Thangching Hill and Thangting Hill), is a mountain peak in the Indian state of Manipur.
- It is in the Churachandpur district, to the west of Moirang.
- The north-south-running mountain range on which it sits is also called Thangjing range or Thangjing Hills.
- The range forms part of the western border of the Imphal Valley.
- It is believed by Manipuris to be the abode of Thangching, the ancestral deity of Moirang.
- It is considered a sacred site by the Meitei community, who traditionally visit it throughout the Manipur month of ‘Sajibu’ which generally falls in April.
- In the Meitei cosmology, the “body” of Manipur is represented with various natural features of the land, including the Thangjing hill as its right leg.
Source: TOI
Last updated on November, 2025
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