Behula
Sign in to savethumb|Behula sails with her dead husband, scene from Manasamangal Kāvya|Manasa Mangal thumb|right|Ruins claimed to be Lakshmindara-Behula's bridal chamber, near Bogra in [[Bangladesh]] Behula ( beula, ) is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese, Angika and Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Though the religious purpose of these works is to eulogise the Hindu goddess Manasa, these works are more well known for depicting the love story of Behula and her husband Lakhindar (or Lakshindar or La
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It sits within the topics Asian folklore, Bengali folklore and Bengali-language literature.
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thumb|Behula sails with her dead husband, scene from Manasamangal Kāvya|Manasa Mangal thumb|right|Ruins claimed to be Lakshmindara-Behula's bridal chamber, near Bogra in [[Bangladesh]] Behula ( beula, ) is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese, Angika and Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Though the religious purpose of these works is to eulogise the Hindu goddess Manasa, these works are more well known for depicting the love story of Behula and her husband Lakhindar (or Lakshindar or Lakshmindara).
==Legend== Usha, the daughter of Daitya king Banasura, fell in love with Aniruddha, the son of Pradyumna and grandson of Lord Krishna. After their marriage they were reborn as Behula and Lakshindar in their next life and again married each other.
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