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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Laiching Jagoi''' ({{lang-mni|ꯂꯥꯢꯆꯤꯡ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ}}) (literally, ''"Dance of summoning the deity"''<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kWrrAAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwAXoECAQQAg</ref>) is a dance form performed by the [[maibi]]s (priestesses) with the langthrei (a special leaf of [[Blumea balsamifera]]) held between their fingers.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kWrrAAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwAXoECAQQAg</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwAnoECAAQAg</ref> This sequence involves a variety of expressive movements where the spirit of the deity is invited to enter each maibi's body.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=kWrrAAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwAXoECAQQAg</ref> It is an invocatory dance where the maibis stand with their hands in a pose symbolizing women's union.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uBX0AAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwBHoECAYQAg</ref> In this dance form, the maibis, after invoking the deities from water, perform leitai nongdai jagoi.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GP9_AAAAMAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwBXoECAEQAg</ref> This dance form is performed in front of the shrine of the deities.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NkMwAQAAIAAJ&q=laiching+jagoi&dq=laiching+jagoi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimzZ6Y_9ruAhVOeH0KHWpsCGMQ6AEwB3oECAgQAg</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Leisem Jagoi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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