JALAKELI, an offering of performance by the two choirs of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala. As is customary, the offering was on Buddha Purnima, the full moon of Kalen (9 May 2017) at the Shree Shree Govindajee Temple of the Royal Palace of Manipur.

Jalakeli is a cycle of songs sung in classical Manipuri Sankirtan style by the royal women descendants of Maharaja Narasingh of Manipur (1792-1850). The songs praise Lord Krishna and Lady Radha as they come out to play with water at a fountain.

This video is a part of THE JALAKELI PROJECT, Imasi Foundation's web-based, digital, Manipuri women's oral history initiative, which was launched on June 9, 2017. It is based on this traditional women's Sankirtan performance ritual of Manipur. The project uses digital tools in genealogy, oral herstory, film, photography and social media for the conservation of Manipur's traditional arts and culture in the 21st century.