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[[File:Lai_Haraoba-3_-_5571676820.jpg|thumb|center|Maibis performing [[Maibi Jagoi]] (priestesses' dance)]]<br />
A '''Maibi''' or an '''Amaibi''' is a female priestess or a nun who uphold the sacred rites and rituals of [[Sanamahism]] ([[Meitei religion]]).<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6SzC4XbtPKkC&pg=PT75&dq=maibi+priestess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje7fe16YDxAhU1xzgGHcbrAnEQ6AEwAXoECAUQAw#v=onepage&q=maibi%20priestess%20meitei%20tradition&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=I-ELAAAAIAAJ&dq=maibi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maibi+priestess</ref> Their lives and duties encompass a wide range of activities to the spiritual life of the [[Meitei ethnicity]].<br />
They play significant role in the [[Lai Haraoba]] festival to please the [[Umang Lai]]s and the [[Lam Lai]]s.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=fCmz4B8I62QC&dq=maibi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maibi+Lai+Haraoba</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gxqeDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75&dq=maibi+priestess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje7fe16YDxAhU1xzgGHcbrAnEQ6AEwA3oECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=maibi%20priestess&f=false</ref><br />
[[Maibism]] or Maibi culture is a dominant feature in [[Sanamahism]].<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hYrYfD_xZsoC&dq=maibi&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=maibism+culture+dominant+sanamahism</ref> The male counterpart of a Maibi is a [[Maiba]].<br />
[[File:The_tableau_of_Manipur_passes_through_the_Rajpath_during_the_full_dress_rehearsal_for_the_Republic_Day_Parade-2017,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_23,_2017.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|A motif of a Maibi, included in the tableau of [[Manipur]] state, shown in [[New Delhi]]]]<br />
[[File:The_tableau_of_Manipur_passes_through_the_Rajpath,_on_the_occasion_of_the_68th_Republic_Day_Parade_2017,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_26,_2017.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.5|A motif of a Maibi, included in the tableau of [[Manipur]] state, shown in [[New Delhi]] on the Republic Day]]<br />
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==Other website==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
[[Category:Meitei culture]]<br />
[[Category:Meitei folklore]]<br />
[[Category:Meitei religion]]<br />
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