Type: | Meitei |
Apokpa | |
Deity Of: | Ancestral deity of families and clans |
Member Of: | Meitei deities |
Affiliation: | Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
Abodes: | House of the respective family or clan |
Region: | India (Manipur, Assam and Tripura), Bangladesh and Myanmar |
Ethnic Group: | Meitei ethnicity |
An Apokpa or an Apokpi is an ancestral deity belonging to one particular clan or family, often prevailed in the Meitei religion (Sanamahism).[1]
Each of the seven clans and the families of the Meitei ethnicity worship their ancestors having separate pantheons dedicated to them.[2] [3] [4] [5]