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The '''Dharmamangal''' ({{Lang-bn|ধর্মমঙ্গল}}) is an important subgenre of [[mangalkavya]], with narratives of local deities of rural Bengal, the most significant genre of medieval [[Bengali literature]]. The texts belonging to this subgenre eulogize [[Dharmathakur]], a folk deity worshipped in the [[Rarh | The '''Dharmamangal''' ({{Lang-bn|ধর্মমঙ্গল}}) is an important subgenre of [[mangalkavya]], with narratives of local deities of rural Bengal, the most significant genre of medieval [[Bengali literature]]. The texts belonging to this subgenre eulogize [[Dharmathakur]], a folk deity worshipped in the [[Rarh]] region of [[Bengal]]. According to tradition, the earliest poet of ''Dharmamangal'' was Mayura Bhatta.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Sujit|title=A Dictionary of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCJrUfVtZxoC&pg=PA94&dq=Dharmamangal&hl=en&ei=DCTWTKjwAsyHcduh5K4L&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Dharmamangal&f=false|volume=Vol.I|year=1999|publisher=Orient Longman|location=Hyderabad|isbn=81-250-1453-5|page=94}}</ref> The Dharmamangal texts were meant for singing during the twelve-day ritual ceremony, known as ''[[Gajan (festival)|Gajan]]''. These texts are part of a larger group of texts associated with the worship of Dharma. In addition to the ''Dharmamangal'' texts, this larger group includes a number of works known as the ''Dharmapuran''s, which narrate the story of creation and the liturgical works known as the ''Samjatpaddhati''s.<ref name="sen">Sen, Sukumar (1991, reprint 2007). ''Bangala Sahityer Itihas'', Vol.II, {{in lang|bn}}, Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, {{ISBN|81-7215-025-3}}, pp.110-79</ref> | ||
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