Wrestling match a part of the Sangai festival was held at Mapal Kangjeibung, the oldest Polo ground at Imphal. Wrestling is a traditional game of Manipur, Nagaland and the other parts of Northeast India.
Sangai festival is an annual cultural festival organised by Manipur Tourism Department annually from 21-30 November. Even though many editions of this Festival has been celebrated over the past few years with the name of Tourism Festival, since 2010 this has been renamed as the Sangai Festival to stage the uniqueness of the shy and gentle brow-antlered deer popularly known as the Sangai Deer, the state animal of Manipur.
As this festival is being celebrated to promote Manipur as a world class tourism destination, it showcases the best of what the state has to offer to the world in terms of art and culture, hand-loom, handicrafts & fine arts, indigenous sports, cuisines & music, eco & adventure sports as well as the scenic natural beauty of the land.
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