IMAGE: On day two of her visit, President Murmu paid her respects to the brave women warriors of Manipur at the Nupee Lal Memorial Complex in Imphal, here and below.
The memorial stands as a tribute to the sacrifice of Manipuri women and commemorates their uprisings in which they challenged the British and feudal powers with great courage. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
IMAGE: Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
President Droupadi Murmu began her first visit to Manipur amid a complete shutdown called by seven outlawed groups in the Imphal Valley on Thursday, December 11.
Markets were closed and roads were mostly empty as the Rashtrapati arrived in Imphal, where she attended a polo exhibition and a civic reception.
Ahead of her visit, Meitei civil society groups urged her to highlight the struggles of thousands of internally displaced people who remain in relief camps despite government promises of resettlement.
Her trip comes three months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to the State since the 2023 ethnic violence that left over 260 dead and displaced about 62,000 people.
IMAGE: The President speaks at the event. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
IMAGE: Women dressed in traditional attire sing during the event. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
IMAGE: Audience members at the event. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
IMAGE: President Murmu at an event in Senapati, Manipur, on day two of her visit. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
Day One
IMAGE: President Murmu welcomed by Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on her arrival in Imphal on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn X/ANI Photo
IMAGE: The President was accorded a guard of honour on her arrival, here and below. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn X/ANI Photo
Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn X/ANI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu met internally displaced students. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn X/ANI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu interacted with internally displaced Manipuris. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn X/ANI Photo
IMAGE: President Murmu also watched a polo match at the historic Mapal Kangjeibung in Imphal. Photograph: Office of Press Secretary to the President/ANI Photo
IMAGE: The polo match in progress. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
IMAGE: President Murmu inaugurated development projects in Manipur. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
IMAGE: The Manipur government hosted a civic reception in President Murmu's honour in Imphal.
Glimpses of the cultural programmes at the civic reception, here and below. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/X
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff
Feature Presentation: Rajesh Alva/Rediff and Ashish Narsale/Rediff