Market goddesses

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| type = Meitei

| name = Market goddesses

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| other_names = Keithen Kabi Lairembising

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| affiliation = Sanamahism

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| abode = marketplaces

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| texts = Khamnung Engal Leishaba Puya

| gender = Female

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| region = Manipur

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{{Sanamahism}}

Market goddesses or merchant goddesses ({{langx|mni|Keithel Kabi Lairembising}}, {{langx|omp|Keithel Kapi Lailempising}}) are the goddesses known for keeping different market shops in Meitei mythology and religion Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465686/page/n79/mode/2up|title=Khamnung Engal Leishaba Puya Ahumsuba Saruk Langbachakkee Nongdalai Faoba|last=Meitei|first=Manglem|date=1990|pages=79|language=mni}}{{Cite news|url=http://hueiyenlanpao.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15B7re.pdf|title=পোইরৈ মৈতৈ লৈপাক্কী কৈথেল - Hueiyen Lanpao|website=hueiyenlanpao.com|language=mni}}{{Cite news|url=http://hueiyenlanpao.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/B7-13.pdf|title=Puwarida Eikhoigi Keithel Machat, Maong-Matou Amadi Chiraba Tanphamda Keithel Nupisingna Loukhiba Thoudang|website=hueiyenlanpao.com|language=mni}} Different sources have different answers to how many shopkeeping goddesses there are. They are Cheng Leima, Chinga Leima, Heipok Leima, Hei Leima, Laa Leima, Phu Leima, Pishum Leima, Thangching Leima, Waisheng Leima, Waithou Leima and Waal Leima.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FhUHEAAAQBAJ&dq=lai+keithel+kaba&pg=PA487|title=The Cultural Heritage of Manipur|last1=Meitei|first1=Sanjenbam Yaiphaba|last2=Chaudhuri|first2=Sarit K.|last3=Arunkumar|first3=M. C.|date=2020-11-25|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-000-29629-7|pages=487|language=en}}