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Bakreshwar, Birbhum, West Bengal · 23.8812°, 87.3764°
A pilgrimage town in Birbhum district whose temple of Adi Shakti is counted among the 51 Shakta Pithas. It is one of the principal Devi pilgrimage centres of West Bengal.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The sage Ashtavakra, whose body had been bent in eight places by a curse, is said to have been blessed by Shiva here after many years of penance.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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