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कांग चिंगबा मणिपुर का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिंदू त्योहार है।

रथ में भगवान जगन्नाथ, उनके भाई बलभद्र और बहन सुभद्रा की लकड़ी की मूर्तियों को रखकर जुलूस निकाला जाता है।

कांग चिंगबा मणिपुर का यह त्यौहार हर साल जून-जुलाई के महीने में मनाया जाता है। यह पुरी रथ यात्रा के समान है लेकिन रथ निर्माण की शैली मैतेई वास्तुकला से प्रभावित है। 'कांग' का अर्थ है पहिया। भगवान जगन्नाथ को जिस रथ में ले जाया जाता है, उसे 'कंग' भी कहा जाता है। कांग चिंगबा उत्सव पूरे मणिपुर में दस दिनों तक मनाया जाता है। रथ में भगवान जगन्नाथ, उनके भाई बलभद्र और बहन सुभद्रा की लकड़ी की मूर्तियों को रखकर जुलूस निकाला जाता है। पूरे मणिपुर से हजारों भक्त इस त्योहार को देखने के लिए इम्फाल आते हैं और जुलूस में शामिल होते हैं और विशाल रथ को खींचते हैं। रथ को गोबिंदजी मंदिर से संतोंग (महल के द्वार) तक लाया जाता है और फिर उसी रास्ते से वापस मंदिर तक लाया जाता है।

इतिहास
गोबिंदजी मंदिर के अलावा पूरे मणिपुर में कांग चिंगबा का आयोजन किया जाता है लेकिन पारिवारिक स्तर पर कांग चिंगबा का आयोजन गोबिंदजी मंदिर के आयोजन के बाद ही किया जा सकता है। कांग चिंगबा के आयोजन का इतिहास बहुत पुराना है। पहला कांग चिंगबा 1832 ई. में राजा गंभीर सिंह द्वारा आयोजित किया गया था। पहले सात रंगों का झंडा 'कंगलीपक' (मणिपुर के सात कुलों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाला झंडा) कांग की छत पर फहराया जाता था, लेकिन अब झंडे के स्थान पर 'कांग्शी' का इस्तेमाल किया जाता है। पृथ्वी की रचना, जीवों की रचना, मानव सभ्यता और प्रकृति आदि मैतेई समाज और हर मान्यता, अनुष्ठान, त्योहार, संस्कृति और परंपरा में मौलिक तत्वों के रूप में मौजूद हैं।

मणिपुर में पहली बार कांग चिंगबा का आयोजन वर्ष 1832 ई. में मणिपुरी माह 'इन्ना' (मई-जून) की द्वितीया तिथि को शनिवार के दिन किया गया था। इसके बाद सात साल तक उत्सव का आयोजन नहीं किया गया। पुन: वर्ष 1840 में, राजा गंभीर सिंह की मृत्यु के बाद, उनके पुत्र चंद्रकीर्ति ने इना के दसवें दिन इस उत्सव का आयोजन किया। इससे स्पष्ट है कि शुरू में इस उत्सव की कोई निश्चित तिथि नहीं थी, हालांकि यह इना के महीने में आयोजित किया गया था। चार वर्ष के अंतराल के बाद सन् 1846 ई. में पुरी में इस उत्सव का आयोजन किया गया। इस प्रकार मणिपुर में जगन्नाथ पंथ आया और कांग चिंगबा मैतेई हिंदुओं का सबसे बड़ा त्योहार बन गया।

मान्यता
मणिपुर में रथ यात्रा के अवसर पर, भक्तों द्वारा खींचे गए रथ में ब्राह्मण और संगीतकारों की एक टीम होती है जो शंख, मृदंग और झांझ लिए होते हैं। दो युवा लड़कियां हाथों में चावर लिए द्वारपाल की भूमिका निभाती हैं। रथ जहां भी रुकता है, भक्त फल, फूल, अगरबत्ती से भगवान की पूजा करते हैं। आरती के बाद फलों का वितरण किया गया। लोगों का मानना ​​है कि मूर्तियों के साथ रस्सियों को पकड़ने और रथ खींचने का अवसर मिलने से सभी दुख और पाप धुल जाते हैं। इसी विश्वास के साथ रथ खींचने के लिए हर क्षेत्र से लोग दूर-दूर से आते हैं। जयदेव (भगवान की स्तुति का गीत) और 'खुबक-ईशाई' नौ दिनों तक हर दिन मंडप में किया जाता है। 'खुबक' का अर्थ है ताली और 'इशाई' का अर्थ है संगीत।

प्रसाद
खिचड़ी को 'जयदेव' और 'खुबक-ईशाई' के बाद प्रसाद के रूप में बांटा जाता है। कमल के पत्ते पर प्रसाद परोसा जाता है, जिससे प्रसाद का स्वाद बढ़ जाता है। खिचड़ी को प्रसाद के रूप में परोसने के पीछे एक स्थानीय मान्यता है। ऐसा माना जाता है कि एक बार सुभद्रा को उनके भाइयों ने खाना बनाने के लिए कहा था। समुद्र की लहरों की आवाज से भयभीत होकर सुभद्रा ने झट से चावल और दाल दोनों को एक ही बर्तन में मिला दिया जो खिचड़ी बन गया। इसलिए खिचड़ी कांग त्योहार का एक अभिन्न अंग बन गया। इंगी के बारहवें दिन को हरिश्यन कहा जाता है। एक पौराणिक कथा के अनुसार इस दिन भगवान विश्राम करते हैं। त्योहार हरिशयन के दिन समाप्त होता है। कई प्रकार के मौसमी फल और फूल जैसे अनानास, नाशपाती, बेर, कमल के बीज, कमल के फूल, कमल के पत्ते और सूखे मटर और धान की माला कांग उत्सव से जुड़े हैं।

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