Kajenglei











Kajenglei is a headdress, has another name leitreng. It imitates the plant Khekwaai, which grows abundantly in hilly areas. The plant, more, goes by the name of Kajeng. It is contended that Kajenglei appeared during the reign of king Gambhir Singh.

Kajenglei as an adornment of female ancestral deities are used in the ancestral shrines and temples through out the valley of Manipur. This head ornament is also used as an adornment to symbolically represent Goddess Panthoibi, Moirang Thoibi in the performances of a various forms of folk and classical dances of Manipur.

Kajenglei (a headdress) is wearing in Leima jagoi, Luhongba and other traditional dance.