00:00 Ramji, I bow to you.
00:05 I bow to you, Lord Ramji.
00:06 I bow to you for your good, good deeds, good dharma,
00:09 and good faith.
00:14 I bow to you for your good, good dharma, and good faith.
00:14 I bow to you for your good, good dharma, and good faith.
00:20 Lush paddy fields, pineapple groves, and herds of sheep
00:25 paint the landscape of East Imphal district,
00:28 home to the Ramji Prabhu temple located at
00:31 Wangkhe Ningthem Pokhri Mapaal.
00:35 The fragrant hill breeze mingles with the distant echo of the temple bells.
00:40 Imphal hides this heavenly nook of divinity in her generous embrace.
00:48 Under the reign of Medingu Garibdewa,
00:51 this temple saw the installation of the deities of Sita, Ram, Lakshman,
00:57 and Hanuman, coincidentally a time of abundance and growth for the kingdom in the 18th century.
01:04 Realm of Manipur extended from the Iravadi river in the east to Kachhar and Tripura in the west.
01:12 Ramji Prabhu, I bow to you for your good, good deeds, good faith, and good faith.
01:26 A stronghold of the Ramanandi school of Hinduism,
01:29 this temple also houses the idols of Santidas Gosai,
01:34 with his hand scuffed along with an idol of the king who patronized the temple.
01:40 The Nama worn by the devotees who frequent the temple also have Ramanandi connotations,
01:46 as does the unique style of the Hanuman deity.
01:50 Idols of Bharat and Kshatrughna also adorn the complex.
01:55 Ramji, I bow to you for your good, good deeds, good faith, and good faith.
02:01 A stronghold of the Ramanandi school of Hinduism,
02:06 this temple also houses the idols of Santidas Gosai,
02:12 with his hand scuffed along with an idol of the king who patronized the temple.
02:18 While many would dismiss northeastern part of the country
02:22 as an amalgamation of the people and cultures alienated from Hinduism,
02:27 the pomp and splendor with which the locals celebrate Ram Navami here,
02:32 as the coronation of Lord, speaks for itself.
02:35 An annual festival held on the 9th of Sareebju, which is April.
02:41 Sita Navami is the second most famous festival celebrated here,
02:45 lending the locals their unique folk and cultural identity,
02:49 celebrated on the 9th day of the month Kali, which is May.
02:54 This could be envisioned time and again,
02:59 as we see the Bhagyaram Mandir being constructed in Ayodhya,
03:04 and how this celebration has found an endearing expression of devotion in Manipur,
03:10 and its people, just like it is across the country.
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04:09 Amidst the other festivals like Kwak Jatra and local legends
04:13 abound of the Lord's grace in His appearance and reappearance in the temple,
04:18 one cannot deny how deep bhakti permeates this temple,
04:23 tucked away in a magical corner of Imphal.
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05:22 So, this was Prabhu Ramji Temple, the gem atop the crown of glorious tribal traditions,
05:27 something that gives the devotees and the travellers one more reason
05:32 to travel the enchanting North East.
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