Meitei Culture/Mythology/Goddesses/Khunu Leima



Goddess Khunu Leima, also known as Khunureima, is the queen of all the pigeons and doves, living in the world. She is one of the noble princesses of the Heavenly Realm. She is one of the most favorite daughters of Sky Father Salailen. She has the freedom of roaming in the earthly realm according to her own wish. She once happened to fell in love with a mortal man, who was about to be killed by a selfish evil king. She intervened the situation and rescued her lover using her divine powers. Many legends say that she could call all the pigeons and doves of the entire world to a single spot at a single time. She shares many of her adventures with two of her sisters, Nganu Leima, the goddess of water birds, and Shapi Leima, the goddess of rodents.