Meet Nimai, Team Leader of the Chillibreeze SketchUp division. Nimai doesn't come to work dressed in such a grand outfit! The photos below were taken on his wedding day.

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Typical Meitei wedding in Manipur, India

Nimai and his new bride are part of the Meitei community. The Meiteis live in and around the Manipur valley. The Meiteis make up about 60% of the total population of Manipur. Within the Meitei community there are Brahmin Hindus, Panans (Muslims), Meitei Christians, and other schedule caste groups like the Chakpas and Thoubal Khunous. Today many Meiteis still follow the traditional Sanamahi religion.

One of the most popular cultural forms is the Ras Lila Dance. Tradition says that the modern game of Polo originated in Manipur. The Manipuri people call this horse hockey game Sagol Kangjei.

Meiteis are the dominant community, and thus their language, Meiteilon, has become the dominant language of the state of Manipur.

Learn more about the Meitei in the book North East: a paradox worth visiting.

Wedding ceremony

Learn more about how Nimai and other Manipuri artists discovered a professional career at Chillibreeze.