Khunu Leima

{{Short description|Meitei goddess of pigeonsand doves}}

{{Distinguish|Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen}}

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| type = Meitei

| name = Khunu Leima

| deity_of = Goddess of pigeons and doves

| member_of = Lairembis

| image = ꯈꯨꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ.jpg

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| caption = Depiction of Khunu Leima

| other_names =

• Khunuleima
• Khunureima

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| affiliation = Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)

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| animals = pigeons and doves

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| parents = Salailen

| siblings = Nganu Leima and Shapi Leima

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| gender = Female

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| region = Manipur, Northeast India

| ethnic_group = Meitei ethnicity

| festivals = Lai Haraoba

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{{Meitei mythology}}

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Khunu Leima {{meitei|ꯈꯨꯅꯨꯔꯩꯃ|lit=pigeon lady}} or Khunureima is the goddess of pigeons and doves in Sanamahism' the indigenous religion of Manipur. She is a sister of goddesses Nganu Leima and Shapi Leima. Legend says that all three sisters married the same mortal man.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5eBAAAAMAAJ&q=Khunu+Leima+pigeon|title=Folk Culture of Manipur|last=Singh|first=Moirangthem Kirti|date=1993|publisher=Manas Publications|isbn=978-81-7049-063-0|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.language.0065/page/n202/mode/2up|title=Manipuri Phungawari|via=archive.org|year=2014|pages=202|language=mni}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.467071/page/n107/mode/2up|title=Eben Mayogee Leipareng|via=archive.org|year=1995|pages=107|language=mni}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466201/page/n43/mode/2up|title=Tal Taret|via=archive.org|year=2006|pages=43|language=mni}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfDNm96yCPIC&q=Khunu+Leima+goddess+pigeons&pg=PA70|title=Folk Tales of the North-East|last=Regunathan|first=Sudhamahi|date=2005|publisher=Children's Book Trust|isbn=978-81-7011-967-8|language=en}}