Marjing

{{Short description|Meitei God of polo, horses and warfare}}

{{Distinguish|Marching}}

{{See also|Marjing Polo Statue|Marjing Polo Complex|Daughters of the Polo God}}

{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}

{{Infobox deity

| type = Meitei

| name = Marjing

| deity_of = God of polo, hockey, horse, sports and war{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j3HrAAAAMAAJ&q=marjing+horses|title=Mārg̲|date=1960|publisher=Marg Publications|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BDMYAAAAIAAJ&q=marjing+polo+inventor|title=Dance-rituals of Manipur, India: An Introduction to "Meitei Jagoi"|last=Lightfoot|first=Louise|date=1958|publisher=Ministry of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs|isbn=978-1-01-374640-6|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5_Sd30LF2fUC&q=marjing+polo|title=Anvīkshā|date=2004|publisher=Jadavpur University|language=en}}

| member_of = Divine polo players

| image = Lord Marjing in a mosaic style by Goutamkumar Oinam.jpg

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| caption = God Marjing riding on Samaton, the winged horse

| other_names = Marching, Ibudhou Marjing, Ebudhou Marjing, Iputhou Marjing, Eputhou Marjing

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| affiliation = Sanamahism

| cult_center = Marjing Hills

| abode = Marjing Hills

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| weapon = Kangjei (Polo mallet)

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| animals = Meitei horse{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=doQeAAAAMAAJ&q=marjing+horse|title=Religion and Culture of Manipur|last=Singh|first=Moirangthem Kirti|date=1988|publisher=Manas Publications|isbn=978-81-7049-021-0|language=en}}

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| consort = Humu Leima

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| offspring = Loyalakpa

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| mount = Samadon Ayangba

| texts = Kangjeirol, Leikharol

| gender = Male

| Greek_equivalent = Ares

| Roman_equivalent = Mars

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| Slavic_equivalent = Perun

| Hinduism_equivalent = Kartikeya

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| equivalent1_type = Norse

| equivalent1 = Odin

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| region = Manipur

| ethnic_group = Meitei

| festivals = Lai Haraoba

| dynasty = Salai Leishangthem{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8qAuDwAAQBAJ&q=Lord+Marjing%2C+chieftain+of+the+Chenglei+tribe%2C+introduced+the+game+of+Sagol+Kangjei%2C+the+predecessor+of+modern+polo&pg=PA152|title=Where Have All the Horses Gone?: How Advancing Technology Swept American Horses from the Road, the Farm, the Range and the Battlefield|last=Levin|first=Jonathan V.|date=2017-10-04|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-6713-3|language=en}}

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{{Meitei mythology}}

{{Sanamahism}}

Marjing ({{langx|mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯃꯥꯔꯖꯤꯡ}}}}) is the God of horses, polo, hockey, sports and war in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_qQwmFjoQRIC&q=Marjing+Lord+horses+&pg=PA73|title=Tribal Thought and Culture: Essays in Honour of Surajit Chandra Sinha|last=Saraswati|first=Baidyanath|date=1991|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-340-5|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMA7Ve2-VuIC&q=Divine+guardian+Marjing+watches+sport+rituals+performed+Umang+Lai+%28sylvan+deities+representing+ancestors%29+worship+mime+Maibi+%28priestess%29%2C+holding+mallet+her+hand+polo&pg=PT22|title=Che in Paona Bazar|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Kishalay|date=2013-04-11|publisher=Pan Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4472-4741-8|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDHyCAAAQBAJ&q=marjing+Lord+horses&pg=PA129|title=Philosophie asiatique/Asian philosophy|last=Fløistad|first=Guttorm|date=2012-12-06|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-94-011-2510-9|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/politicssocietyc00brar/page/148/mode/2up?q=Marjing+animals+polo+hockey+ball+animal+sick|title=Politics, society, and cosmology in India's North East|via=archive.org|year=1998|pages=148|isbn=978-0-19-564331-2|last1=Vijaylakshmi Brara|first1=N.|publisher=Oxford University Press }} The guardianship of the north eastern direction is alluded to Marjing and the other directions to Koupalu (north west), Thangching (south west) and Wangpulen (south east).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gxqeDwAAQBAJ&q=In+the+popular+myths+of+Manipur%2C+Marjing+has+been+credited+with+the+invention+of+Sagol+Kangjei+or+polo+and+introducing+it+as+a+national+game.&pg=PA21|title=Glimpses of Manipuri Culture|last=Devi|first=Dr Yumlembam Gopi|date=16 June 2019 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-0-359-72919-7|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j3HrAAAAMAAJ&q=marjing+north+east|title=Mārg̲|date=1960|publisher=Marg Publications|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xsrgg1Mel8UC&q=Guardianship+stipulated+marjing+northeast&pg=PA74|title=Folklore, Public Sphere, and Civil Society|last1=Muthukumaraswamy|first1=M. D.|last2=Kaushal|first2=Molly|date=2004|publisher=NFSC www.indianfolklore.org|isbn=978-81-901481-4-6|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C2Q-DwAAQBAJ&q=Guardianship+alluded+marjing+north+east&pg=PT355|title=Modern Practices in North East India: History, Culture, Representation|last1=Dzüvichü|first1=Lipokmar|last2=Baruah|first2=Manjeet|date=2017-11-13|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-27134-9|language=en}} According to the legend, he invented the game of polo (Sagol Kangjei) and introduced it as the national game.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVpuAAAAMAAJ&q=marjing|title=Recent Researches in Oriental Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy|last=Singh|first=Moirangthem Kirti|date=1998|publisher=Parimal Publications|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kbu_AwAAQBAJ&q=The+most+popular+legend+attributes+its+origin+to+Lainingthou+%28Lord+%29+Marjing+introducing+the+game+during+the+reign+of+king+Kangba+before+the+birth+of+Christ&pg=PA5|title=The Endless Kabaw Valley: British Created Visious Cycle of Manipur, Burma and India|last=Singh|first=Dr Th Suresh|date=2014-06-02|publisher=Quills Ink Publishing|isbn=978-93-84318-00-0|language=en}} He and his divine creature, Samadon Ayangba, reside in the top of the Heingang Ching (Marjing hills).{{Cite web|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.News_Links.News_Links_2019.Manipur_female_polo_players_are_riding_up_a_storm_20190323|title=Manipur's female polo players are riding up a storm|website=e-pao.net}}