What happens
Observed every 23 April at Kheba hill in Thoubal, marking the last battle of the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891, where Major Paona Brajabashi and his men fought to the death. Wreaths are laid at the memorial, the Khongjom Parva ballad is sung, and the state observes a public holiday. It is the most solemn civic occasion in the Manipuri year.
Why it matters
Commemorates Manipur's last stand against British annexation and is central to the state's sense of its own history.
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While you are in Thoubal
Places worth pairing with Khongjom Day.
Photo: Ajay Bhaiti / Google Maps
ParkThoubal
Mamang Ching Pukhri
F2WC+872, Kakching, Manipur 795103, India
Mamang Ching Pukhri
- Distance from Imphal
- 37 km from Imphal
- Time to allow
- 2 hrs
Entry: Entry details on page
LakeThoubal
Waithou Lake
Waithou Pat
Waithou, on NH-102 near Thoubal
A quiet roadside lake with a hillside park above it
- Distance from Imphal
- 16 km from Imphal
- Time to allow
- 2 hrs
Entry: Entry from ₹10
HillThoubal
Kaina Hill
Kaina
Kaina, near Yairipok, Thoubal district
The jackfruit tree of Govindajee's dream
- Distance from Imphal
- 29 km from Imphal
- Time to allow
- 2 hrs
Entry: Free entry
LakeThoubal
Ikop Pat
Near Kakching Khunou, Thoubal district
A calm valley lake with almost no visitors
- Distance from Imphal
- 38 km from Imphal
- Time to allow
- 2 hrs
Entry: Free entry