Photograph of Lotus flowers blooming on the way to Imphal in Manipur.

Photograph of Lotus fruit known as Thamchet in Manipur sold on streets in Manipur. The tender leaf, flower and fruits of lotus as eaten as part of the cuisine. The leaves are used for wrapping vegetables like dry fish.

Photograph of Sumshot seen buying Thamchet in the wayside vendors on the way to Imphal.

Photograph of a root fruitlike vegetable known as Thanjing in Manipuri. Known for its delicacies in ironba a chutney in Maniprui dishes and cusines.

Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar talk about the Totlang Kam Festival. The exchange is useful for cultural information, lexical items related to this important festival, and question and answer exchanges. Rengpu Rex Khullar accompanied his father Beshot Khullar to Chennai to share information on Lamkang with Shobhana Chelliah.

Photograph of Donnu Sankhil making the firewood pile to dry firewood in Lamkang traditional way known as [dinghon tpurtuwn] in Lamkang.

Photograph of a Lamkang Blessing ritual called Smul Kpnaak- where the people who seek blessings are blessed by offering this meal of chicken and rice after chanting the blessings words. Then sticking the feather on the head on the hair. This blessing ritual was performed for Sumshot and Tony by Belun Sankhil.

Photograph of a Lamkang house [arka inn] the house of Betoi Tholung of Thamlapokpi built by himself. Thatch roof and wall made of bamboo walls known as Vangpher. We see a small hut at the side of the house which is a pigsty. This is part of the Lamkang pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.

Photograph of baskets [Buchai tumkol le boor] also known as Phangboor. Made of cane and bamboo.This picture is taken as part of the Lamkang Pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.

Photograph of a basket known as Phangbor or [boor kphing] to keep rice and other grains. The Lamkangs used this basket as a storage to keep dry grains.

Photograph of a wooden bowl [ding arku] or known as Saa arku where meat is prepared for big feast. These are used in all ceremonies and cooking in the Lamkang culture.This is part of the Lamkang pictorial book project by Sumshot Khular.

Photograph of [diphuun ksen] a Lamkang traditional wrap around worn by women, 'knik'. Woven by Tony Khular, of Thamlakhuren village, this knik was designed by Sankhil Thampool Khularnu of Thamlakhuren village in the early 1970s. She designed this diphuun ksen with the Lamkang Tkar buw K'err, also called 'Angbrasu buw'. It was worn by the Lamkang choir in the competition with Tkar buw Kpool during the Manipur Baptist Convention in Mao Songsong.

Photograph of traditional baskets known as [saa buur] in Lamkang to store dry meat and fish. This is made with cane and bamboo as the base. They are kept hanging above the fireplace in order to dry the meat of fish and also to prevent from mold.

Photograph of a Lamkang traditional necklace called ardei pthxii. This piece is usually presented to the daughters by the grandmother or mothers and handed down generations.

Photograph of a basket [tomkol] in Lamkang. This basket is made of bamboo and cane. It is used to keep vegetables or rice according to need of the family or one who makes use of it.

Photograph of a basket made of cane known as [tomkol kphing] in Lamkang. This kind of baskets are used to store rice and other grains.

Photograph of beehive [pkhuibeel] in Lamkang. This picture was taken by Tony Khular in her garden. The Lamkangs collect this beehive for eating the young bees before they formed their wings.

Photograph of a boat in a lake called arkuung in Lamkang is seen in this picture. A tall tree is seen from the side of the lake.

Photograph of a child near the fireplace meikuung, with a ptxaang behind him, a place where things like meat and vegetables are dried above the fireplace.

Photograph of Lamkang traditonal cooking pots known as [saa beel] in Lamkang. They are thick big pots used to cook community feast meals during any festivities like Totlang K'am, Christmas, weddings and festivals.

Photograph of a hard broom made of bushes known as [kutuun kapchai] in Lamkang for sweeping outside the yard in Thamlakhuren village.

Photograph of a house with a pond and palm trees.

Photograph of Lamkang men's basket called [voh ] in Lamkang. A wooden piece know as reengkol is seen here on the right side with strap called reengkol rii which is made to hold the basket while carrying a heavy load in a [boorkaang] a men's basket.

Photograph of a Lamkang house [piirdi inn] in Lamkang. The house of Bekoinu of Thamlapokpi village. The small higher roof is for the outlet of smoke known as meikhut thuuhna. The traditional houses are made of thatch roofs, and wooden planks and bamboos and cane is used to chain the thatch together and tie the bamboos together to hold the thatch. Walls can me made of mud or bamboo walls depending on what one chooses.