Behula
| Behula | |
|---|---|
Behula sails with her dead husband, scene from Manasa Mangal | |
| Based on | Manasamangal Kavya |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Usha |
| Gender | Female |
| Title | Sati Behula |
| Spouse | Lakshmindara or Aniruddha |
| Relatives | Chand Sadagar (father in-law) |
Behula (Bengali: বেহুলা), also spelled Bihula (Bhojpuri: बिहुला), Beula (Assamese: বেউলা), is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese, Angika, Bengali and Bhojpuri 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).