The term 'Pirs' included Saints or Sufis and other religious personalities, daring colonisers and defied soldiers, various Hindu and Buddhist deities and even animistic spirits. The cult of Pirs became very popular and their shrines can be found everywhere in Bengal.

All the six forms of classical dances are
(i) Kathak (North India)
(ii) Bharatnatyam (Tamil Nadu)
(iii) Kathakali (Kerala)
(iv) Odissi (Odisha)
(v) Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
(vi) Manipuri (Manipur)

Most important features of our culture and our region:
1. Hindu culture
2. Worship of Gods and Goddesses
3. Celebrations of numerous festivals the year round
4. Huge temples
5. Bhajan and kirtans
6. Paintings of Gods and Goddesses

Major patrons of Kathak were the Mughal Emperors and the Nawabs of Lucknow, especially Wajid Ali Shah.

The second category of texts was not written down and circulated orally and can not be precisely dated. These Narh literature are songs of Maynamati and Gopichandra.
Which are different versions of the identical story. They are particularly famous in Eastern Bengal, where the influence of Brahmanism is weak.

Miniatures are painted in brilliant colours and has an important place in historical informations.
(i) A region that attracted miniature paintings was the Himalayan foothills around the modern day state of Himachal Pradesh.
(ii) By the late 17th century, the Himalayan region had developed a bold and intense style of miniature painting called basohli.
(iii) Due to the invasion of Nadir Shah the artists migrated to the hills where they found patrons and thus developed Kangra school of painting in the mid 1Sth century.
(iv) Following the Vaishnavite traditions it used soft colours including cool blues and greens, and a lyrical treatment of themes distinguished Kangra painting from other paintings.
(v) Miniature paintings were carefully preserved in palaces.

Thefollowing points explain the development of temples in the Bengal region
(i) The temples and various other religious structures were often built by individuals or groups who were becoming powerful to demonstrate their power and proclaim their piety as well.
(ii) Many of the modest brick and terracotta temples in Bengal were built with the support of several 'low' social groups, like Kolu (oil pressers) and the Kansari (bell metal workers).
(iii) When local deities, gained the recognition of the Brahmanas, their images began to be honoured in temples.
(iv) The temples began to copy the double roofed or four roofed thatche huts.
(v) Temples were built on raised square platforms. For example, Dakshineshwar Kali Temple. Outer walls were decorated with paintings, ornamental tiles or terrocotta tablets. Vishnupur in the Bankura district of West Bengal has a remarkable set of temples decorated with terracotta reliefs.