Meitei Culture/Mythology/Goddesses/Nganu Leima



Goddess Nganu Leima, also known as Nganureima, is the queen of all the ducks, geese, swans and other waterfowls (water birds), 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 water birds of the entire world to a single spot at a single time. She shares many of her adventures with two of her sisters, Khunu Leima, the goddess of pigeons, and Shapi Leima, the goddess of rodents.