High medieval · Hindu · India
Tarkulha Devi Temple तरकुलहा देवी मंदिर
Tarkulha, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · 26.6533°, 83.5383°
Tarkulha Devi, a form of Durga Undetermined —
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance A Durga shrine in Gorakhpur district bound up with the 1857 uprising: the rebel leader Bandhu Singh took the goddess as his chosen deity and worshipped here before his raids on the British. He was hanged on 12 August 1857, and the temple keeps his memory.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined