Sacred
Jackfruit Tree, Kaina,
Manipur
Sacred
Jackfruit Tree is a historical site located on the small hill of Kaina
in Thoubal District in the Indian state of Manipur. It is a Vaishnavite
religious site where a jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
growing on the small hill of Kaina was
used to carve images of Hindu god Krishna.
The location of the Theibong Jackfruit tree (Jackfruit in Meitei
language means Theibong) is a religious and historical site for
the Meitei Hindus who
have named it as Bhashmukh Parbat. Kaina Hill was known as Lakhai
Phandong Ching in ancient times. Kaina hill rises to a height of about 921
metres (3,022 ft).
Legends & History
For brief details, please refer below link;
https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2020/05/sacred-jackfruit-tree-kaina-legends-and-history.html
Sacred Jackfruit Tree
The
Sacred Jackfruit Tree is a historical place on the small hill of Kaina. It is
said that the images of Lord Krishna were carved from the Jackfruit tree at
this place. The site measures 22 by 18.40 square metres (236.8 sq. ft
× 198.1 sq. ft) and is called Kaina temple complex, which is
being developed as one of the three major tourist complexes in Manipur along
with the Kheba hillock and Marjing temple complex on
the Heingang hill in eastern Imphal. The original location of the jackfruit
tree has been declared an historical archaeological site by the Archaeological
Department of Manipur.
Festivals
The
festivals of Raas Leela, Janmashtami, Holi, Dussehra, and Diwali are celebrated
with great pomp and devotion.
Connectivity
The
Sacred Jackfruit Tree site is located at about 5 Kms from Thoubal, 23 Kms from Imphal
Bus Stand, 24 Kms from Imphal and 28 Kms from Imphal Airport. The site is situated
on the Kaina Hill, a small hillock in the southern part of a mountain range
called Langmaijing, in the Thoubal
district to the east of the Manipur valley. The Site is
situated on the Imphal-Yariripok road. Thoubal has a bus stand. There are
direct buses from Imphal every 30 minutes.
Location
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