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Imphal has 6 places covered here for sightseeing in Imphal, including Kangla fort, Manipur Zoological Garden, Ima Market and Pakhangba Temple. Each page lists timings, entry fees

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Imphal has 6 places covered here for sightseeing in Imphal, including Kangla fort, Manipur Zoological Garden, Ima Market and Pakhangba Temple. Each page lists timings, entry fees and directions where sources provide them.

Places

Kangla fort

The Kangla, officially known as the Kangla Fort, is an old fortified palace at Imphal, in the Manipur state of India. It was formerly situated on both sides (western and eastern) of the bank of the Imphal River, now remaining only on the western side in ruined conditions. Kangla means "the prominent part of the dry land" in old Meetei. It was the traditional seat of the past Meetei rulers of Manipur. Kangla (Imphal) was the ancient capital of pre-modern Manipur.

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Manipur Zoological Garden

Manipur Zoological Garden (Meitei: Manipur Sha-Uchek Thampham) is a zoo in Iroisemba, Manipur. It is the second habitat of Sangai (Cervus eldi eldi), the world's only dancing deer species, after the Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world's only floating national park. It is a medium sized zoological garden. It houses Schedule 1 species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. The animals kept in the zoo are mostly endemic to Manipur.

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Ima Market

The Ima Market (Meitei: Ima Keithel; literally, Mothers' Market), also known as the Nupi Keithel (English: Women's Market) or the Khwairamband Keithel (English: Khwairamband Market), is a women-only market in the middle of Imphal in the Indian state of Manipur. The market hosts around 5,000–6,000 women vendors who sell a variety of products, such as vegetables, fruits, textiles, toys, fish, spices and utensils. It is a popular tourist attraction in the state of Manipur as the largest all-women market in Asia.

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Pakhangba Temple

The Pakhangba Temple, also known as the Pakhangba Laishang, is a Meitei temple dedicated to the God Pakhangba of Sanamahism, the traditional Meitei religion, located beside the Nungseng Eekon, to the left side of the Kangla Sanathong, the western gate of the Kangla Fort in the Imphal West district of Manipur. The Pakhangba Temple, also known as the Pakhangba Laishang, is a Meitei temple dedicated to the God Pakhangba of Sanamahism, the traditional Meitei religion, located beside the Nungseng Eekon, to the left side of the Kangla Sanathong, the western gate of the Kangla Fort in the Imphal West district of Manipur.

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Shree Govindajee Temple

Shree Govindajee Temple is a Meitei Hindu temple, dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Krishna (Govindaji). It is the largest Vaishnava temple in Imphal district of Manipur, India. It was originally built in 1846 during the reign of Maharaja Nara Singh and later rebuilt by Maharaja Chandrakriti in 1876. Shree Govindajee Temple is a Meitei Hindu temple, dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Krishna (Govindaji). It is the largest Vaishnava temple in Imphal district of Manipur, India.

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Manipur State Museum

The Manipur State Museum (Meitei: Manipur Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is an institution displaying a collection of artistic, cultural, historical and scientific artefacts and relics in Imphal, Manipur, India. It has galleries housing materials of natural history, ethnology and archeology. The Manipur State Museum (Meitei: Manipur Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is an institution displaying a collection of artistic, cultural, historical and scientific artefacts and relics in Imphal, Manipur, India. It has galleries housing materials of natural history, ethnology and archeology.

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