Plants in Meitei culture
Many plants (Meitei: pāmbī) play a significant role in Meitei cuisine, festivals, folklore and folktales, literature, mythology and Sanamahism, the indigenous religion of Manipur. == Sacred botanical totems == == Plants used in rites and rituals == Safflowers and (Meitei: kushumlei) and irises (kombirei) are used as decorations during the Sajibu Cheiraoba (Lunar Near Year) celebrations.