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Sacred Sites in West Bengal

13 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.

  • Birbhum district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Attahas Temple

    Attahas Temple, in Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's lower lip fell. The god…

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  • Purba Bardhaman district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bahula Temple

    Bahula Temple, in Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas. The Peethanirnaya and Shivacharita texts identify this as th…

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  • Birbhum district, on the Paaphra river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bakreshwar Temple

    Bakreshwar Temple, on the banks of the Paaphra river in Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and, by several accounts, one o…

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  • Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bargabhima Temple, Tamluk

    Bargabhima Temple, in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, also known as Vibhash Shakti Peetha and Bhimakali Mandir, is one of the classical 51 Shakti…

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  • Shalbari village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri district, on the Tista river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bhramari Devi Temple, Jalpaiguri

    Bhramari Devi Temple, on the banks of the Tista river in Falakata, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally ma…

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  • Kalighat, Kolkata
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kalighat Kali Temple

    Kalighat Kali Temple, in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where the toes of Sati's right…

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  • Bolepur, Birbhum district, on the Kopai river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kankalitala Temple

    Kankalitala Temple, near the Kopai river in Bolepur, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot wh…

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  • Kiritkona village, Nabagram, Murshidabad district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kiriteswari Temple

    Kiriteswari Temple, in Kiritkona village, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sat…

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  • Ujani village, Guskara, Purba Bardhaman district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Mangal Chandika Temple, Ujani

    Mangal Chandika Temple, in Ujani village near Guskara, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking t…

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  • Sainthia, Birbhum district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Nandikeshwari Temple

    Nandikeshwari Temple, in Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's necklac…

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  • Khanakul, Hooghly district, on the Ratnakar river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Ratnavali Shakti Peetha, Hooghly

    Ratnavali Shakti Peetha, also known locally as Maa Anandamayee Temple, on the banks of the Ratnakar river in Khanakul, Hooghly district, West Bengal, is one of…

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  • Pandua (Praddyumnam), Hooghly district
    Shaktism

    Shrinkhala Devi Shakti Peetha, Pandua

    **This page describes the most disputed and physically unresolved site among all the Shakti Peethas covered on this platform; it is presented here clearly flagg…

  • Tarapith, near the Dwaraka river, Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Tarapith Temple

    Tarapith Temple, near the Dwaraka river in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is dedicated to Tara, the second of the ten Mahavidyas, and is one of the c…

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