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{{See also|Umang Lai|Lam Lai}}
An '''Imung Lai''' or '''Emung Lai''' ({{lang-omp|ꯏꯃꯨꯪ ꯂꯥꯢ}}; {{lang-mni|ꯏꯃꯨꯡ ꯂꯥꯏ}}; {{lang-zh_TW|家庭神}}; {{lang-bn|ইমুং লাই}}) is any god or goddess worshipped inside the household of the mankind in [[Meitei folklore]] and [[Meitei religion|religion]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA46&dq=imung+lai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFwJrHyb_wAhWV7XMBHQj3DbAQ6AEwA3oECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=imung%20lai&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BdIiAQAAMAAJ&dq=imung+lai&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=imung+lai+household</ref> The Imung Lais are the protectors and caretakers of the people.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uJUOAQAAMAAJ&q=imung+lai&dq=imung+lai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFwJrHyb_wAhWV7XMBHQj3DbAQ6AEwBXoECAEQAw</ref> People perform different rites and rituals to worship the deities.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=yi_XAAAAMAAJ&q=imung+lai&dq=imung+lai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFwJrHyb_wAhWV7XMBHQj3DbAQ6AEwB3oECAcQAw</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=5L4KAQAAIAAJ&q=imung+lai&dq=imung+lai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFwJrHyb_wAhWV7XMBHQj3DbAQ6AEwBnoECAMQAw</ref> The main deities include [[Sanamahi]] and [[Leimarel Sidabi|Leimarel]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DJlJAAAAMAAJ&q=imung+lai&dq=imung+lai&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFwJrHyb_wAhWV7XMBHQj3DbAQ6AEwBHoECAIQAw</ref>

{{Infobox deity|type=Meitei|name=Imung Lai|deity_of=Deities of house and household|member_of=[[Meitei deities]]|other_names=Emung Lai|affiliation=[[Meitei religion]] ([[Sanamahism]])|abodes=House and household|region=[[India]] ([[Manipur]], [[Assam]] and [[Tripura]]), [[Bangladesh]] and [[Myanmar]]|ethnic_group=[[Meitei ethnicity]]|greek_equivalent=[[Hestia]]|roman_equivalent=[[Vesta (mythology)|Vesta]]}}

==Related page==
* [[Apokpa]]

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