Description :Tanyeishang is a traditional time measuring device is which an age old institution, patronized by the Kings of Manipur for keeping the record of time by using typical time measuring, devices like an earthen vessel (walon) with two bowls (Tengkot). Each of the bowls has pin holes at the bottom exclusively meant for dipping inside the large water vessel to measure time. When a Tengkot is placed on the surface of water container it starts slowly dipping into it. One dip of the bowl is considered one ‘punglup’ means the smallest unit of time which is indicated to the public by beating Tangeipung, a single membrane drum.
The other supporting devices are Yangdouba-Yangdoubi, the wooden idols which are the presiding deities of time. These two deities are mounted on a frame separating by seven Kangkhils (seeds). The male deity is allowed to move towards female deity after each dip of the bowl. When the two deities meet each another one day of a month is recorded.
Received From :Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
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Manipur
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2019-08-02T14:21:59Z
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2019-08-02T14:21:59Z
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Tanyeishang is a traditional time measuring device is which an age old institution, patronized by the Kings of Manipur for keeping the record of time by using typical time measuring, devices like an earthen vessel (walon) with two bowls (Tengkot). Each of the bowls has pin holes at the bottom exclusively meant for dipping inside the large water vessel to measure time. When a Tengkot is placed on the surface of water container it starts slowly dipping into it. One dip of the bowl is considered one ‘punglup’ means the smallest unit of time which is indicated to the public by beating Tangeipung, a single membrane drum.
The other supporting devices are Yangdouba-Yangdoubi, the wooden idols which are the presiding deities of time. These two deities are mounted on a frame separating by seven Kangkhils (seeds). The male deity is allowed to move towards female deity after each dip of the bowl. When the two deities meet each another one day of a month is recorded.
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