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Pirs, at times, functioned as teachers and were believed to possess supernatural powers.

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The above statement is true.
Pirs, at times, functioned as teachers and were believed to possess supernatural powers. From the sixteenth century onward, people started to move from the less fertile western Bengal to the swampy and wooded regions of south-eastern Bengal. In the unsteady surroundings of the new colonies, the early settlers looked for some stability and assurance. Community leaders who served as teachers, arbitrators, and other roles in addition to providing these services occasionally claimed supernatural abilities. They were referred to as Pirs, with love and respect.

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