Apokpa

Apokpa
Ancestral deity of families and clans
Member of Meitei deities
Affiliation	Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Abodes	House of the respective family or clan
Region	India (Manipur, Assam and Tripura), Bangladesh and Myanmar
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity

An Apokpa or an Apokpi is an ancestral deity belonging to one particular clan or family, often prevailed in the Meitei religion (Sanamahism). ^[1]

Each of the seven clans and the families of the Meitei ethnicity worship their ancestors having separate pantheons dedicated to them. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Apokpa Marup

References

1. "Indian Anthropologist: Journal of the Indian Anthropological Association". 2008.
2. Ranajit Kumar Saha (1994). Valley Society of Manipur: A Cultural Frontier of Indian Civilization. ISBN   9788185094823.
3. Saroj Nalini Parratt (1980). The Religion of Manipur: Beliefs, Rituals, and Historical Development. Firma KLM. ISBN   9780836405941.
4. "Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society". Journal of the Indian Anthropological Society. 18. The Society. 1983.
5. Arabinda Basu; Biman Kumar Das Gupta; Jayanta Sarkar (2004). Anthropology for North-East India, a Reader: Indian Anthropological Congress Commemorative Volume. Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists, Indian Anthropological Society, National Museum of Mankind. ISBN   9788185525044.