In Manipur, the Sangai Festival is celebrated in which month?

The Sangai Festival is an annual tourism and cultural festival organised by the Government of Manipur. It is held every year in November, from 21 to 30 November. It has been held since 2010 and is the largest festival of the state.

The festival is named after the Sangai, the brow-antlered deer, the state animal of Manipur. The Sangai is found in the wild only in the Keibul Lamjao National Park, on the southern part of the Loktak Lake. This park is the only floating national park in the world, as it consists mainly of "phumdis", floating masses of vegetation, soil and organic matter. The Sangai is an endangered species, and it is often called the "dancing deer" because of the way it moves carefully over the floating phumdis. The festival aims to raise awareness about the conservation of this rare deer and to promote Manipur as a tourist destination.

The Sangai Festival showcases the rich culture, arts and crafts, handloom, food, music and sports of Manipur. It includes performances of the classical Manipuri dance (Raas Leela), folk and tribal dances, the Pung Cholom (drum dance), Thang-Ta (Manipuri martial arts), Sagol Kangjei (traditional Manipuri polo), Yubi Lakpi (a traditional game similar to rugby, played with a coconut), boat races on the Loktak Lake, and exhibitions of handloom and handicrafts. The main venue is the Hapta Kangjeibung in Imphal, with other events held at different places in the state.

Manipur is known as the birthplace of modern polo, and the Imphal Polo Ground (Mapal Kangjeibung) is one of the oldest polo grounds in the world.

Other festivals of Manipur include Lai Haraoba, Yaoshang, Cheiraoba, Kut, Lui-Ngai-Ni, Gaan-Ngai and the Shirui Lily Festival.

Why not the other options?

• ✗March is the month of Yaoshang, the Manipuri Holi.
• ✗June is not the month of the Sangai Festival.
• ✗August is not the month of the Sangai Festival.