Pisatao (/pee-saa-taau/)
God of architecture, artisans, forge, handicrafts, metallurgy, skills
Member of Lainingthous
"Pisatao", the name of the God, written in Meetei Mayek abugida
Other names	Khoyum Lai Ningthou Pishatao Khutheiba Silheiba
Affiliation	Meitei mythology ( Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion ( Sanamahism)
Major cult center	Kangla
Abode	Heaven
Weapons	Hammer and chisel
Texts	PuYas
Gender	Male
Region	Manipur, Northeast India
Ethnic group	Meitei ethnicity
Festivals	Pisatao Khurumba
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Hephaestus
Roman equivalent	Vulcan
Hinduism equivalent	Vishvakarma

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Lainingthou Pishatao ( Meitei: ꯂꯥꯢꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ, romanized: lāi-nīng-thou pī-sā-tāo, lit. '"Maker of All"'), ^{[1] [2]} mononymously known as Pisatao ( Old Manipuri: ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ), is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion. He is the god of craftsmen and architects. He is regarded as the divine personification of the ultimate reality, the abstract creative power inherent in deities, living and non living beings in the universe. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [1] [2] [7]} He is one of the divine manifestations of Supreme God Atingkok (Tengbanba Mapu). ^[8] In many legends, he is one of the four Gods who control the four directions. ^[9]

Historically, his pantheon was replaced by Vishwakarma of Hinduism. However, with the dedicated efforts of several organizations and associations including the "South East Asia Cultural Organisation" (SEACO), the status of his pantheon is reviving day by day in Manipur. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

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