Khamba Thoibi Jagoi

This article is about a traditional Meitei classical dance. For the Classical Meitei language epic poem, see Khamba Thoibi Sheireng. For the general topic, see Khamba and Thoibi.
"Khamba Thoibi ballet" redirects here; not to be confused with Khamba Thoibi ballad.

Khamba Thoibi Jagoi
Male and female dancers, re-enacting the story of Khuman Khamba and Moirang Thoibi
Native nameMeitei: ꯈꯝꯕ ꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ
Genrejagoi, classical dance, theatre dance
OriginKingdom of Moirang

Khamba Thoibi dance (Meitei: ꯈꯝꯕ ꯊꯣꯢꯕꯤ ꯖꯒꯣꯢ, romanized: Khamba Thoibi jagoi), also known as Khamba Thoibi classical dance or Khamba Thoibi ballet, is a traditional Meitei dance performance that tells the tale of princess Thoibi and her lover Khamba, and is dedicated to the god Thangching, the national deity of the medieval kingdom Keke Moirang. It is one of the elements that insprired the development of the Manipuri Raas Leela, a later form of Indian classical dance drama.

The dance is popularly believed to be first performed by Khuman Khamba and Moirang Thoibi, in the presence of Thangjing.

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