Sanamahists
Sanamahists or Sanamahi Chatpa (ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ ꯆꯠꯄ; transl. Sanamahi followers) or Sanamahi Laining Chatpa (ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯆꯠꯄ; transl. Sanamahi religion followers) are the people who regard themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously related to the aspects of Sanamahism, the traditional Meitei religion, originated from Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). The term is mainly used by the Meitei people and many indigenous ethnic communities of Manipur, who follow the traditions of their ancestral religious cultural heritage.