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Sajibu Nongma Pānba (Manipuri: শজিবু নোংমা পাণবা) also called Meitei Cheiraoba is the lunar new year festival of the people who follows the sanamahism religion of the Indian state of Manipur. The name Sajibu Nongma Pānba derives from the Manipuri words: Sajibu – the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar Nongma – first date of a Month Pānba – to be. Literally it means the first day of the month of Sajibu.