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Template:Contains special characters Template:Infobox building The Kangla Sanathong (Template:Langnf), also known as the Kangla Gate, is the western entrance gate to the Kangla Fort in Imphal West district of Kangleipak (Template:Langnf).

Etymology

In Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language), "Sanathong" (Template:Lang-mni) literally means "the golden door",^[1] in which "sanā" (Template:Lang-mni) means gold^[2] and "thong" (Template:Lang-mni) means door.^[3]

Developments

During June 2019, Nongthombam Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, launched an LED display board at the Kangla Western Gate. Operated by the "Leibak Information Technology Pvt Ltd, Khurai Thoidingjam Leikai", the LED board displays advertisements and information about the Kangla and other news.^[4]

On the 15th June 2022, the Government of Manipur, led by Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh, unveiled the Statue of Meidingu Nara Singh, built at the Kangla western entrance gate in Imphal.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Opening and closing

During the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2022, the Department of Archaeology of the Government of Manipur allowed the opening of all the three entrance gates of the Kangla, including the Kangla western gate. All the three grand doors were opened because of a large number of NGOs and clubs visiting the Kangla Fort to lit torches for the Yaoshang festival. 5 representative members of each association and organization were allowed to enter either of the three gates on the 18th and the 19th of March of 2022, from 7 am to 4 pm.^[9]^[10]

Replicas

During June 2017, the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) of Bhopal built a replica of the Kangla Gate. To revitalise the vanishing but valuable cultural traditions, the IGRMS museum added the “Kangla Gate” in the entrance gate of the Open-air Exhibition Tribal Habitat of the museum. The grand Kangla Gate in IGRMS was crafted by a group comprising of 7 traditional artisans from Manipur led by Ibomcha Meitei.^[11] According to the "The Free Press Journal", the number of traditional artisans is 15.^[12]

Exhibition

During October 2021, a model of the Kangla Sanathong (Royal Kangla Gate) was exhibited in the 72nd online exhibition series of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS). Kept in the Tribal Habitat Open Air Exhibition of the IGRMS museum, it was displayed online with the informative descriptions including photographs and videos.^[13]

Flag off events

Night Plaza – Imphal Evenings

During October 2017, at the western Kangla Gate, Nongthombam Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, opened the first evening of "Imphal Evenings", a night plaza in Imphal.^[14]

Seven-nation tour

In August 2019, in the Western Kangla Gate, Karam Shyam, the Consumer Affairs Food And Public Distribution Minister of the Government of Manipur, flagged off the international cycling trek of Ji Ingobi Chongtham, a 21 year old cyclist of Manipur, for his 220-day seven-nation tour of different South Asian countries, including Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Singapore.^[15]

E-Rickshaw roadshow

On the 19th of June 2022, Nongthombam Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, flagged off an E-Rickshaw roadshow at Western Gate of Kangla in Imphal.^[16]

Relief Assistance & Disaster Response Team

On the 27th of June 2022, at the Kangla gate, Nongthombam Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, flagged off the "Relief Assistance & Disaster Response Team" for the flood-affected people of Assam. Along with the relief materials consisting of 135 quintals of rice, 102 bags of dal, 120 bags of salt, 120 boxes of mustard oil, 40 personnels of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were also sent for rescue operations.^[17]

Social and religious functions

On the 7th of June 2021, at the Western Kangla Gate, an interfaith prayer event was organised under the supervision of Nongthombam Biren Singh, the Chief Minister of Manipur, to attain divine healings and protections from COVID-19 in Manipur. The prayer event was participated by the representatives from Sanamahism (Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board), Christianity (Archbishop Most Rev. Dominic Lumon, All Manipur Christian Organisation), Hinduism (priests from Shree Shree Govindajee Temple Board), Islam (Jamiat-Ul-Ulema), Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak, Sikhism (Giani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee), Jainism (Shree Digambar Jain Samaj) and Kabui religion (Kabui Poupei Chapriak Fom).^[18]^[19]

Notes

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References

External links

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http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol.%2022%20Issue6/Version-13/D2206132126.pdf

[1] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=Xsrgg1Mel8UC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=kangla+sanathong+gate&source=bl&ots=B8oN9ma8in&sig=ACfU3U0SzBFNec3-AJMw3hh7QJMxaaaDKg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjX1puAhLT6AhWXwzgGHZlsBxM4HhDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=sanathong%20golden%20door&f=false

[2] ttps://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A5&searchhws=yes

[3] ttps://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=Door+%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1&matchtype=default

[4] Samom, Sobhapati (2019-06-26). "Manipur chief minister leads mass plantation drive at Kangla Fort" (in en-US). http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur-chief-minister-leads-mass-plantation-drive-at-kangla-fort.html. "N Biren Singh also launched an LED display board run by Leibak Information Technology Pvt Ltd, Khurai Thoidingjam Leikai at the western gate of Kangla. The LED board will display advertisement and information related to Kangla and other information including news."

[5] "Manipur CM unveils statue of King Narasingh". uniindia.com. http://www.uniindia.com/news/east/development-manipur-king-narasingh/2758472.html.

[6] "Meidingu Narasingh statue unvieled | Pothashang News" (in en-GB). 2022-06-15. https://www.pothashang.in/2022/06/15/meidingu-narasingh-statue-unvieled/.

[7] "Inaugurated a statue of the then king of Manipur, Nara Singh at Kangla". https://www.citizenradio.in/2022/06/inaugurated-statue-of-then-king-of.html.

[8] "CM inaugurates Andro infrastructure, unveils Narasingh's statue : 16th jun22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=6..160622.jun22.

[9] ttps://www.pothashang.in/2022/03/15/kangla-gates-will-open-for-yaoshang-sports-to-lit-torch/

[10] ttps://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/3/27/IMPHAL-Mar-26-Only-5-representatives-of-each-organisation-would-be-allowed-to-enter-Kangla-from-all-the-3-main-gates-on-March-28-and-29-from-7-am-to-4-pm-for-Yaoshang-torch-lighting-said-the-offic.html

[11] ttps://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/kangla-gate-of-manipur-being-built-at-igrms.html

[12] ttps://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-manipuri-kangla-gate-coming-up-at-igrms

[13] ttps://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/igrms-exhibits-royal-kangla-gate----kangla-sanathong----in-72nd-online-exhibition-series.html

[14] ttp://kanglaonline.com/2017/10/imphal-comes-alive-to-night-plaza-on-first-evening/?amp

[15] ttps://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/manipur-cyclist-on-seven-nation-tour/cid/1695779

[16] ttps://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/manipur-cm-n-biren-singh-flagged-off-an-e-rickshaw-roadshow-at-western-gate-of-kangla-in-latest-tweet-by-ani-3847002.html

[17] ttps://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/06/27/manipur-cm-flags-off-relief-assistance-disaster-response-team-for-flood-hit-assam/

[18] ttps://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/20616-interfaith-prayer-to-heal-from-covid-19-held-at-kangla-gate

[19] ttps://thehillsjournal.com/2021/06/07/interfaith-prayer-to-heal-from-covid-19-held-at-kangla-gate/

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 == Developments ==
 During June 2019, [[Nongthombam Biren Singh]], the [[Chief Minister of Manipur]], launched an [[LED]] [[display board]] at the Kangla Western Gate. Operated by the ''"Leibak Information Technology Pvt Ltd, Khurai Thoidingjam Leikai"'', the LED board displays advertisements and information about the [[Kangla]] and other news.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samom |first=Sobhapati |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur chief minister leads mass plantation drive at Kangla Fort |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur-chief-minister-leads-mass-plantation-drive-at-kangla-fort.html |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US |quote=N Biren Singh also launched an LED display board run by Leibak Information Technology Pvt Ltd, Khurai Thoidingjam Leikai at the western gate of Kangla. The LED board will display advertisement and information related to Kangla and other information including news.}}</ref>
+On the 15th June 2022, the [[Government of Manipur]], led by Chief Minister [[Nongthombam Biren Singh]], unveiled the [[Statue of Meidingu Nara Singh]], built at the Kangla western entrance gate in [[Imphal]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manipur CM unveils statue of King Narasingh |work=uniindia.com |url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/east/development-manipur-king-narasingh/2758472.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Meidingu Narasingh statue unvieled {{!}} Pothashang News |url=https://www.pothashang.in/2022/06/15/meidingu-narasingh-statue-unvieled/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Pothashang |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inaugurated a statue of the then king of Manipur, Nara Singh at Kangla |url=https://www.citizenradio.in/2022/06/inaugurated-statue-of-then-king-of.html |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Citizen Radio Manipur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CM inaugurates Andro infrastructure, unveils Narasingh's statue : 16th jun22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=6..160622.jun22 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>
 == Opening and closing ==