Pisatao: Meitei God of artisans, handicrafts and metallurgy

Lainingthou Pishatao (Meitei: ꯂꯥꯢꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ, romanized: lāi-nīng-thou pī-sā-tāo, lit. 'Maker of All'), mononymously known as Pisatao (Old Manipuri: ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ), is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion.

He is the god of craftsmen and architects. He is regarded as the divine personification of the ultimate reality, the abstract creative power inherent in deities, living and non living beings in the universe. He is one of the divine manifestations of Supreme God Atingkok (Tengbanba Mapu). In many legends, he is one of the four Gods who control the four directions.

Pisatao
God of architecture, artisans, forge, handicrafts, metallurgy, skills
Member of Lainingthous
Pisatao: Meitei God of artisans, handicrafts and metallurgy
Pisatao, the maker and the giver
Other namesKhoyum Lai Ningthou Pishatao Khutheiba Silheiba
MeiteiPisatao: Meitei God of artisans, handicrafts and metallurgy
AffiliationMeitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Major cult centerKangla
AbodeHeaven
WeaponsHammer and chisel
TextsPuYas
GenderMale
RegionManipur, Northeast India
Ethnic groupMeitei ethnicity
FestivalsPisatao Khurumba

Historically, his pantheon was replaced by Vishwakarma of Hinduism. However, with the dedicated efforts of several organizations and associations including the "South East Asia Cultural Organisation" (SEACO), the status of his pantheon is reviving day by day in Manipur.

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