Manipur’s Loch Ness monster and other folktales at Wari-Jalsa storytelling fest – THE WEEK

Manipur’s Loch Ness monster and other folktales at Wari-Jalsa storytelling fest
THE WEEK
Just like the mythical monster prowling in the murky depths of Scotland’s Loch Ness lake, there is Poubi Lai—Manipur’s cult of a giant python residing in the deep, dark recesses of Loktak lake. The legend of the python has its origin in the ancient …