Festival of Unity begins in Manipur, CM calls Mera Hou Chongba festival a day of integrity

Imphal, Oct 26 (UNI) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh today described the Mera Hou Chongba festival, a tradition observed since the reign of Ebudhou Nongda Lairen Pakhangba, as a "Day of Integrity" that reflects the unity and integrity of Manipur. The festival organized on the full moon of the Manipuri month Mera every year heralds the lighting of a lamp in every Manipuri household. The lights were lit to enable their kinsmen who came from the hill areas to see the human settlements at night as the population was thin earlier. Addressing the gathering at Kangla, the Chief Minister…