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'''"Kao Phaba"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯀꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯕ}}), also known as '''"Khambana Kao Phaba"''' ({{lang-mni|ꯈꯝꯕꯅ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯕ}}) (literally, ''"Khamba capturing the bull"''<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GP9_AAAAMAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwAnoECAIQAw</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Zf1jAAAAMAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwAXoECAAQAw</ref>), is an episode of capturing the feral bull by [[Khuman Khamba]] in the [[Khamba Thoibi]] epic legend.<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=Khamba+capturing+the+bull&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8</ref><ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=Khamba+capturing+the+bull&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&prmd=ivn&sxsrf=ALeKk00mBfnHMXuIc8GFLG5mEJFg6pC7dg:1614250781420&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjckZ7j8ITvAhUNA3IKHXWVAV0Q_AUoBnoECAMQBg&biw=360&bih=592</ref> It is one of the most well known and the most celebrated legends in the modern popular culture of [[Manipur]].<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=Khamba+capturing+the+bull&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8</ref>

In 2010, under the banner of the Laihui productions, an opera was produced ''"Kao, The Sacred Bull"'', based on the legend of capturing the bull.<ref>http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.theatre.Kao_-_A_Glimpse_of_Manipuri_Opera</ref><ref>https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/kao-the-sacred-bull-2010-7000833162.html</ref>

In 2019, a popular form of the episode, was reproduced in a canvas painting, with the title, ''"Khambana kao phaba"''. It was shown in an art exhibition in [[Bhopal]], [[India]].<ref>https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/---khambana-kao-phaba----on-display-at-igrms.html</ref><ref>https://www.thenortheasttoday.com/latest-news/khambana-kao-phaba-manipuri-traditional-painting-on-display</ref><ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/city/bhopal/traditional-manipuri-painting-khambana-kao-phaba-on-display/amp_articleshow/70308200.cms</ref><ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/home/education/news/traditional-manipuri-painting-khambana-kao-phaba-on-display/amp_articleshow/70357154.cms</ref>

In 2020, the legend of capturing the bull, was displayed in its theatrical production, under the title "Kao Faba", in the Iboyaima Shummang Leela Shanglen, Palace Compound, Imphal.<ref>http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=23..031020.oct20</ref><ref>https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/10/2/-Kao-Faba-displayed.amp.html</ref><ref>https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/10/2/-Kao-Faba-displayed.html</ref>

==Further reading==
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4NowAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA222&dq=khamba+bull&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS3ePcoYTvAhULfSsKHbeRB8oQ6AEwAHoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q=khamba%20bull&f=false
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=DJlJAAAAMAAJ&q=khamba+bull&dq=khamba+bull&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS3ePcoYTvAhULfSsKHbeRB8oQ6AEwBnoECAAQAw
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8EMKAQAAIAAJ&q=khamba+bull+capture&dq=khamba+bull+capture&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjouvWqoYTvAhWQXisKHXUUABIQ6AEwAHoECAAQAw
* http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.theatre.Kao_-_A_Glimpse_of_Manipuri_Opera
* https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/kao-the-sacred-bull-2010-7000833162.html

==Sources==
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YBU3AAAAIAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwA3oECAQQAw
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8EMKAQAAIAAJ&q=kao+phaba&dq=kao+phaba&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijlKvX4ILvAhV94HMBHdXrDdgQ6AEwAHoECAYQAw

==References==
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