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[[File:The_tableau_of_Manipur_passes_through_the_Rajpath,_on_the_occasion_of_the_69th_Republic_Day_Parade_2018,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_26,_2018.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|A tableau showing the motif of a Maiba, on the Republic Day of India in [[New Delhi]]]]<br />
[[File:Plate 12-2 Folk-Lore, vol. 24.jpg|thumb|center|Meitei priests holding sacred umbrellas in [[Imphal]]]]<br />
A '''Maiba''' or an '''Amaiba''' (literally, "priest"<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwAHoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=maiba%20priest%20Meitei%20tradition&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwAHoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=maiba%20priest&f=false</ref>) is a male religious leader authorised to perform the sacred rites and rituals of [[Sanamahism]] ([[Meitei religion]]),<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwAHoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=maiba%20priest%20Meitei%20tradition&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwAHoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=maiba%20priest%20Meitei%20tradition&f=false</ref> especially as a mediatory agent between human beings and one or more deities. They have the authority or power to administer religious rites as well as sacrifices to gods. Their office or institution is called '''Maiba Loishang (Maiba Loisang)''', later renamed as '''Pandit Loisang''', during Aryanisation of [[Meitei culture]]. They also served as healers, doctors,<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xKwZAAAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+doctor</ref> magicians,<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=yi_XAAAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+doctor+magician</ref> medicine men,<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=utWBAAAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+medicineman</ref> [[physician]]s and [[shaman]]s.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwAHoECAsQAw#v=snippet&q=maiba%20priest%20Meitei%20tradition%20seers%20shamans&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9SLkAAAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+magician</ref><br />
They play important roles in the [[Apokpa|ancestor worship (apokpa khurumjaba) ceremony]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=NHQMAQAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+apokpa+khurumjaba</ref><br />
Chief priest or chief among the maibas is called Maichou, a term formed with the amalgamation of two words ("maiba"- priest, "achouba"- big, chief, great).<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=S4E_AAAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+maichou+chief</ref><br />
Since their position is not hereditary, they acquire their positions through talent and skills.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=yi_XAAAAMAAJ&dq=maiba+priest&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maiba+priest+position+talent</ref> The female counterpart of a Maiba is a [[Maibi]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
[[File:Plate 12-1 Folk-Lore, vol. 24.jpg|thumb|center|Maibas dancing to please God [[Thangjing]] at the [[Lai Haraoba]] festival in the [[Ibudhou Thangjing Temple]] in [[Moirang]]]]<br />
[[File:Plate 11-2 Folk-Lore, vol. 24.jpg|thumb|center|Maibas playing [[Pena (musical instrument)|Pena]]s to please God [[Khamlangba]]]]<br />
[[File:The_tableau_of_Manipur_passes_through_the_Rajpath_during_the_full_dress_rehearsal_for_the_Republic_Day_Parade-2018,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_23,_2018.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|A tableau showing the motif of a Maiba, on the Republic Day of India in [[New Delhi]]]]<br />
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==Other websites==<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9SLkAAAAMAAJ&q=maiba+priest&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih7qXT04DxAhUBeisKHaaPDR84FBDoATAHegQIAhAD<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tuRtAAAAMAAJ&q=maiba+priest&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLh5Su0oDxAhWGbn0KHUaiDvU4ChDoATAFegQIARAD<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=U2wMAQAAMAAJ&q=maiba+priest&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLh5Su0oDxAhWGbn0KHUaiDvU4ChDoATACegQICBAD<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6pf_muabVNIC&q=maiba+priest&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLh5Su0oDxAhWGbn0KHUaiDvU4ChDoATAAegQIBRAD<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eDluAAAAMAAJ&q=maiba+priest&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwB3oECAMQAw<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&pg=PA23&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwA3oECAYQAw#v=onepage&q=maiba%20priest&f=false<br />
* https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maiba+priest&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBqovV0YDxAhXCX3wKHRpbChUQ6AEwAHoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=maiba%20priest%20Meitei%20tradition&f=false<br />
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