Mother") is a duet dance form, portraying the romantic love affairs between Nongpok Ningthou and Panthoibi. There are 14 hand gestures with bodily movements. It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba, depicting the weaving process. In the dance form, Marjing has been conflated with Nongpok Ningthou. Nowadays, the dance form is replaced by the Khamba Thoibi Jagoi. Raas Jagoi The Manipuri classical dance, also known to as the Manipuri Raas Leela Dance (), is one of the eight major Indian classical dance forms, originating from the state of Manipur. Thougal Jagoi "Thougal Jagoi" () (literally, "Dance of dedication") or "Jagoi Ashangbi" () is a Meitei traditional dance form, performed by men and women, along with maibis (priestesses) to invoke the deities. It is performed in the religious festival of Lai Haraoba. The performance lasts for half an hour, after which the "Hoi Lauba" ceremony is enacted. In popular culture Raj Nartaki - 1941 Indian Hindi language film Yelhou Jagoi - 1995 non-feature Indian Meitei language documentary film See also Lai Haraoba and Umang Lai Moirang Sai Indian classical dance Nritya Bibliography References External links Jagoi at Jagoi