page_title: Manasamangal Kāvya
hierarchical_section_title: Manasamangal Kāvya
caption_attribution_description: English: Depiction of Manasā, the snake-goddess in 20th Century Bengali popular art.
context_page_description: Manasamangal Kāvya is the oldest of the Mangal-Kāvya and narrates how the snake-goddess Manasa established her worship in Bengal by converting a worshipper of Shiva to her own worship. Manasa was a tribal deity that was merged into the greater folds of Hinduism, and her worship took place from ancient times in Bengal. Manasa is also known as Bisahari, Janguli and Padmavati.
context_section_description: Manasamangal Kāvya (Bengali: মনসামঙ্গল কাব্য) is the oldest of the Mangal-Kāvya and narrates how the snake-goddess Manasa established her worship in Bengal by converting a worshipper of Shiva to her own worship. Manasa was a tribal deity that was merged into the greater folds of Hinduism, and her worship took place from ancient times in Bengal. Manasa is also known as Bisahari, Janguli and Padmavati.
caption: Depiction of Manasā, the snake-goddess in 20th century Bengali popular art.
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