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FESTIVALS · MANIPUR · MAY

Manipur festivals in May.

1 festivals this month — dates, locations, and travel tips.

Shirui Lily Festival

Ukhrul

Five-day cultural and ecological festival celebrating the delicate and endangered Lilium Mackliniae, which blooms only in the Shirui Hills of Ukhrul. The festival honors Manipur's state flower (declared in 1989) and showcases Tangkhul Naga culture. Activities include a Shirui Lily Literature Festival, trash collection marathon, traditional weaving exhibitions, SheChef cooking competition, drone light shows, and the Miss Shirui Lily pageant.

Last week of May through second week of June

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