Cheiraoba heralds the New Year celebration of Manipur and is grandly celebrated in the month of April. It is considered by the locals as a very auspicious festival and all of them welcome the New Year grandly. The local deity is worshipped with much veneration and people greet each other by visiting the houses of relatives and friends. This festival is not only remarkable for the enchange of gifts and ideas but also witnesses equal participation of the Hindus and the Muslims. On the special day the locals of the state climb the nearest hilltops, which embodies the rise of human civilization to greater heights.
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