ABSTRACT
The origin of every classical art form of the country or the world has always been a close relationship with the tradition and the culture of the place. To evolve or develop such art works need years and years of accumulation and requires the feedback from many quarters like artistes, scholars, society and so on. If the art form is music, acoustics is also discussed as one of the elements. If the art form is dance then it is discussed under dance anthropology and ethnochoreology. Lai-Haraoba is a pre-Vaishnavite festival of dance and music, rite and rituals, games and sports festival of Manipur, since time immemorial. Manipuris specially the Meitei group believe that by performing the festival of Lai-Haraoba, the pleasure of the deity is evoked and in return, the human beings on the earth are blessed with happiness and prosperity.
