Nganu Leima

{{Short description|Meitei goddess of ducks and waterfowl}}

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{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}

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| type = Meitei

| name = Nganu Leima

| deity_of = Goddess of ducks and waterfowl

| member_of = Lairembis

| image = ꯉꯥꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ.jpg

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| caption = Depiction of Nganu Leima

| other_names =

• Nganuleima
• Nganureima

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

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| animals = ducks and waterfowl

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| parents = Salailen (Soraren)

| siblings = Khunu 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}}

{{Sanamahism}}

Nganu Leima {{Meitei|ꯉꯥꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ|lit=duck lady}} is the goddess of ducks and waterfowl in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. She is a sister of goddesses Khunu Leima and Shapi Leima. Legend says that all three sisters married to the same mortal man.{{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}}Folk Culture of Manipur - Page 7 - Moirangthem Kirti Singh · 1993{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466201/page/n39/mode/2up|title=Tal Taret|via=archive.org|year=2006|pages=39|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://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://books.google.com/books?id=xfDNm96yCPIC&q=Nganu+Leima+goddess+ducks&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}}