Chandimangal

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Chandimangal is a prominent subgenre of medieval Bengali Mangalkavya literature that narrates and glorifies the deeds and worship of the goddess Chandi.

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Label Occurrences
Chandimangal canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bengali poem ⓘ
Hindu religious literature ⓘ
Mangalkavya subgenre ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Bengal ⓘ
category Bengali Hindu texts ⓘ
Indian epic-style poetry ⓘ
culturalRole part of Bengali folk-religious culture ⓘ
used in ritual recitation ⓘ
deityType form of Durga ⓘ
depicts miracles of goddess Chandi ⓘ
punishment for impiety ⓘ
reward for devotion ⓘ
focusesOn deeds of goddess Chandi ⓘ
worship of goddess Chandi ⓘ
function popularization of Shakta traditions ⓘ
propagation of Chandi worship ⓘ
genre devotional literature ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ
influenceOn Bengali performance traditions ⓘ
later Bengali religious poetry ⓘ
intendedAudience rural Bengali communities ⓘ
intendedUse religious instruction ⓘ
ritual merit-making ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
literaryDevice exemplary stories of devotees ⓘ
praise of the deity ⓘ
literaryForm verse ⓘ
literaryTradition Mangalkavya ⓘ
narrativeForm didactic narrative ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ
period medieval Bengali literature ⓘ
primaryDeity Chandi ⓘ
linked to: Goddess Chandi
relatedTo Dharmamangal ⓘ
Manasamangal ⓘ
other Mangalkavya cycles ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousFunction legitimization of Chandi temples ⓘ
sanctification of local spaces ⓘ
religiousTradition Shaktism ⓘ
script Bengali script ⓘ
theme divine intervention in human life ⓘ
glorification of goddess Chandi ⓘ
religious merit through devotion ⓘ
timeOfOrigin medieval period ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mangalkavya → hasSubgenre → Chandimangal ⓘ
Manasamangal → relatedWork → Chandimangal ⓘ
Dharmamangal → relatedGenre → Chandimangal ⓘ