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[[File:A traditional Meitei cultural dress for girls with Kajenglei headdress (cropped).jpg|thumb|A girl wearing the Kajenglei ornamental head-dress]]<br />
'''Kajenglei''' ([[Ancient Meitei language|Ancient Meitei]]: Kachenglei), also known as '''Leitreng''', is a [[Meitei culture|Meitei cultural]] ladies' headdress, consisting of eighty to hundred brass strips, worn especially by [[Meitei goddesses]], [[Ningthouja dynasty|Meitei female royalties]], female dancers of [[Meitei dances|traditional Meitei dance forms]] and brides of [[:simple:Meitei_wedding|traditional Meitei wedding]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&q=kajenglei|title = Dances of Manipur: The Classical Tradition|isbn = 9788185026091|last1 = Doshi|first1 = Saryu|year = 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sanajaoba |first=Naorem |year=1988 |title=Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization |volume=4 |publisher=Mittal Publications |page=289 |isbn=9788170998532}}</ref> It is made from the plant Khekwai which grows abundantly in hilly and mountainous areas of Manipur. It is presently available in most of the markets including [[Khwairamband Bazar]] in Manipur.{{cn|date=May 2020}}<br />
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