Bengali Hindu mythology and culture

Bengali Hindu mythology and culture in a literal sense have been indistinguishable from Indian mythology and Indian culture. But in some cases, Bengali Hindu mythology and Bengali Hindu culture can be different from the Indian and/or other regional counterparts.

Bengali Hindu mythology and culture can refer to the historical legends and folk tales of West Bengal and Bangladesh and the culture of Bengal region. Given the historical Hindu and Buddhist presence in the region, characters from Vedic and Hindu mythology are present within Bengali literature.

Spiritual life of Bengal

Bengal is known for giving to the world great knowledge about spiritual and material worlds. Scriptures like Caitanya Caritamrita explain in great details structure of both spiritual and material worlds. It more than just mythology, because it deals with bhakti - eternal relationship of soul, jivaatma with Supersoul, Vishnu, Krsna. Thus we know so many extraordinary narrations about other planes of existence - demigods on higher planets, about Vishnu and His countless avataras.

See also

• Chaitanya
• Manasamangal Kāvya
• Mangal-Kāvya
• Dharmamangal
• Gaudiya Vaishnavism
• Brahmoism
• Shashthi
• Savitri Brata, similar to North Indian Karva Chauth
• Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, not to be confused with Lakshmi Puja performed on Diwali Amavasya
• Bhai Phonta, similar to Noth Indian Bhau-beej and Raksha Bandhan
• Jagaddhatri
• Swami Vivekananda's Birthday
• Saraswati Puja
• Pratapaditya Utsav (Bengali: প্রতাপাদিত্য উত্সব), an annual ceremony commemorating Pratapaditya's declaration of independence and his coronation as the sovereign monarch of Jessore.
• Gangasagar
• Chand Sadagar
• Ratha-Yatra and Dhamrai Jagannath Roth
• Jhulan Purnima
• Ambubachi Mela
• Snana Yatra
• Ramakrishna Mission