The festival of Kang Chingba is one of the biggest Hindu festivals celebrated in the State of Manipur. It is similar to the ‘Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra’ and draws many antecedents from the same. It is an 8-day long festival that is celebrated in the month of July every year. The festival includes a Rath Yatra, which re-enacts the journey of Lord Jagannath along with his brother Balabhadra and his sister Subhadra.
The festival attracts thousands of devotees from all over India who flock to Imphal to be a part of this journey. The Yatra begins from the very famous holy temple of Sri Govindajee situated in Imphal.
The idols carved of wood and heavily decorated are carted around in massive chariots that are called ‘Kang’. These deities are then carried to another temple and people dance through the night to celebrate the journey.
