The carriers of these phiruks are arranged in serial manner leading first by the Chengluk nungshangpubi and followed by others like Chengluk-Nungshang phiruk (mainly filled with raw rice). Next follows Apok- Asha phiruk (different kinds of fruits), Lam-Lai/Umanglai phiruk (with fruits and sweets made of rice), Sagei-Lai- phiruk deity of the family of the bride if any, UshinNga Phiruk and clothes and gold ornaments of the bride and Athelpot Luk-mai (decoratatively arranged raw rice with different kinds of vegetables).
Manipur (Kangleipak), is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Its people include the Meitei, Pangal (Muslims), Naga, and Kuki, Zomi and Gorkhali (Nepali) who speak different languages of branches of the Tibeto-Burman family. The state is bounded by Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south, and Assam to the west; Burma lies to the east. It covers an area of 22,327 square kilometres (8,621 sq mi).
The Meitei, who live primarily in the state's valley region, form the primary ethnic group (60% of the total population). The term Meitei now refers to five social groups -- the Meitei marup (believe in only Meitei culture and God), Meitei Christians, Meitei goura Chaytonya (believe in both Meitei and Hindu gods), the Meitei Brahmins (Manipuri Brahmin locally called "Bamons") and the Meitei Muslims (called Miah Meitei or Pangal). All of them have Meiteilon as their mother-tongue. Their language, Meiteilon (also known as Manipuri), is the lingua franca in the state.
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