| Type: | Meitei |
| Nganu Leima | |
| Deity Of: | Goddess of ducks and waterfowl |
| Member Of: | Lairembis |
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| Affiliation: | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
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| Animals: | ducks and waterfowl |
| Symbols: | ducks and waterfowl |
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| Parents: | Salailen (Soraren) |
| Siblings: | Khunu Leima and Shapi Leima |
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| Gender: | Female |
| Region: | Manipur, Northeast India |
| Ethnic Group: | Meitei ethnicity |
Nganu Leima is the goddess of ducks and waterfowl in Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. She is a sister of goddesses Khunu Leima and Shapi Leima. Legend says that all three sisters married to the same mortal man.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Nganu Leima is described as the mistress of all the ducks and waterfowl of the world. According to the Sanamahist religion she has the ability to summon all the ducks and waterfowl at any place she wishes. She is one of the daughters of the sky god Salailen.[7] [8]