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High medieval · Hindu · India

Tarapith Temple

তারাপীঠ

Tarapith, Birbhum, West Bengal · 24.1152°, 87.7969°

TaraUndeterminedShakti Peethadisputed

Contested attributions

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Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A tantric temple of the goddess Tara in Birbhum district with an adjoining cremation ground, revered as a mahapitha and among the busiest pilgrimage sites in West Bengal.

Sthala katha — the legend

The temple is inseparable from the tantric saint Bamakhepa, who worshipped here and lived in the cremation ground beside the Dwarka river.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined