Dharmamangal

The Dharmamangal () 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. The Dharmamangal texts were meant for singing during the twelve-day ritual ceremony, known as "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.
"Dharmamangal".
The texts of the "Dharmamangal" comprise two narratives, 
Most significant poets of "Dharmamangal" were Rupram Chakrabarty (17th century) and Ghanaram Chakrabarty (17th-18th century). Other poets of Dharmamangal include Khelaram Chakrabarty, Shrishyam Pandit, Dharmadas, Ramdas Adak, Sitaram Das, Yadunath or Yadavram Pandit, Maniklal Ganguli, Ramchandra Bandyopadhyaya, Narasimha Basu, Prabhuram Mukhopadhyaya, Hridayram Sau, Shankar Chakrabarty, Ramnarayan and Ramkanta Ray.
"Dharmapuran".
The texts of "Dharmapuran" begin with narrative of creation. The other narratives included in these texts are the narrative about Shiva, the hagiographies of Minanatha and Gorakshanatha, the narrative of Ganga, the narrative of Sada Dom and Ramai Pandit, the description of the atrocities of Dharma in Jajpur and the narrative of king Harishcahndra. The significant poets of "Dhramapuran" or "Anilpuran" were Ramai Pandit and Sahadeb Chakrabarty.
Liturgical works.
The most significant liturgical work is the "Dharmapujavidhan", ascribed to Ramai Pandit as well as to Raghunandan. Another liturgical text, the "Yatrasiddharayer Paddhati" is a recent work.