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Loyalakpa
(Old Manipuri: Loiyalakpa)
Loyalakpa ; (Old Manipuri: Loiyalakpa)
Guardian god of the western direction
Member of Maikei Ngaakpa Lais
Other names	Loiyalakpa (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯏꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ); Tolongkhomba (Meitei: ꯇꯣꯂꯣꯡꯈꯣꯝꯕ); Tolonkhomba (Meitei: ꯇꯣꯂꯣꯟꯈꯣꯝꯕ);
Meitei	ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ
Affiliation	Meitei mythology and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Major cult center	Kangleipak
Planet	earth
Battles	conflict with Koupalu (a test by Koupalu); conflict with Khoriphaba;
Adherents	Meitei people
Gender	male
Region	Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur')
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Festivals	Lai Haraoba
Parents	Marjing (biological father), Koupalu (foster father), Kounu (foster mother)
Consort	Thoudu Nungthel Leima

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Loyalakpa (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ, romanized: /lo-yā-lāk-pa/), also known as Loiyalakpa (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯏꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ, romanized: /loi-yā-lāk-pa/, lit. 'lord of the countryside')^[a] or Tolongkhomba (Meitei: ꯇꯣꯂꯣꯡꯈꯣꯝꯕ) or Tolonkhomba (Meitei: ꯇꯣꯂꯣꯟꯈꯣꯝꯕ), is a deity in Meitei mythology and religion of ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). He is the guardian of the western direction, among the Maikei Ngaakpa Lai (Meitei for 'Meitei guardians of the directions'). Born as the only son of god Marjing, he was adopted by god Koupalu (Koubru) and goddess Kounu. He was married to goddess Thoudu Nungthel Leima (Meitei: ꯊꯧꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯊꯦꯜ ꯂꯩꯃ), the adopted daughter of his foster parents. Loyalakpa (Meitei: ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯂꯥꯛꯄ) is known for having a wrestling match with god Khoriphaba (Meitei: ꯈꯣꯔꯤꯐꯥꯕ), once in an occasion of a Lai Haraoba (Meitei for 'merrymaking festival of the gods').