The annual Sangai Festival was
celebrated in northeastern state of Manipur.
It is a grand festival named
after the state animal, Sangai, the critically endangered brow-antlered deer
found only in Manipur.
It showcases tourism potential
of Manipur in field of arts & culture, handloom, handicrafts, indigenous
sports, cuisine, music and adventure sports of state etc.
It also showcases ‘Ras Leela’,
state’s classical dance form along with various other folk dance performances.
Sangai
Deer
The sangai is an endemic and
endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur.
Once it was found across
Manipur Valley in abundant now only its remaining natural habitat is found in
Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), the only floating national park in the
world.
It is listed as critically
endangered species by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
KLNP is floating biomass in
Manipur’s Loktak Lake.
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