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The ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur has severely impacted the lives of its people, particularly affecting performing artists. Some Shumang Leela (Meitei courtyard theatre) performers have resorted to alternative occupations like driving auto-rickshaws or engaging in construction work due to the extreme conditions. Concerns are raised that the age-old traditional theater form may face extinction if the prolonged violence persists.
Divergent to the previous years, the valley districts, this time, witnessed no grand Diwali festivities though the Meitei Vaisnavites observed the day at their respective residences in low key with worshipping Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and fortune.