Manipur: Thousands Gather at Dawn to Seek Boons from the Goddess — Inside Bor Puja at Hiyangthang Lairembi
At the break of dawn on Bor Day (Bor Numit), thousands of devotees — largely women — converged on Hiyangthang Lairembi Temple near Imphal to offer prayers and seek blessings from the goddess. The event, locally called Bor Puja or Bor Khurumba, fell on the third day of Durga Puja this year and is a…