Participants dressed in traditional Meitei attire took to the waters of Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district, Manipur, on 22 September 2026 for the annual Heikru Hidongba socio religious boat race festival.
Rowers from the Meitei community navigated the freshwater expanse of Loktak Lake in vibrant traditional costumes during the Heikru Hidongba festival held in Bishnupur, Manipur on 22 September 2026.
The Heikru Hidongba is an annual socio religious boat race of the Meitei community, celebrated at Loktak Lake — India's largest freshwater lake — in Bishnupur district, Manipur.
The Heikru Hidongba boat race — traditionally observed during the Langban month of the Meitei calendar — drew participants and spectators to the shores of Loktak Lake, Bishnupur on 22 September 2026.