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Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal · 22.2897°, 87.9256°
A Shakti shrine at Tamluk, the ancient port of Tamralipta, built by the Tamluk Raj family and rebuilt after the medieval Islamic conquest of Bengal. It later served as a gathering point where freedom fighters took their oaths during the independence movement.
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 left ankle of Sati is said to have fallen here, and the site is linked in local tradition to Bhima of the Mahabharata.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Tamluk Raj
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