Tarapith
তারাপীঠ
Birbhum district · Tagore Country & Rarh
A famous Shakti Peeth and cremation-ground temple.
About Tarapith
The Tara Maa Temple is a major Shakti Peeth and Tantric site, associated with the saint Bamakhepa. It is a very popular pilgrimage in Birbhum, especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with an atmosphere of intense devotion by the Dwarka river.
Highlights
- Tara Maa Temple
- Bamakhepa's ashram and the Mahashmashan
- Dwarka river ghat
Plan your trip
- Best time
- October to March; very crowded on Tuesdays, Saturdays and festival days.
- How to reach
- Rampurhat railway station is about 6 km away; roughly 5 to 6 hours from Kolkata by train.
- Suggested stay
- 1 day
- Distance from Kolkata
- About 220 km by road
- Travel time
- 4 to 5 hours
- Nearest railway station
- Rampurhat
- Budget
- Budget
Nearby and related destinations
- Bakreshwar: Hot springs and a Shiva temple. (about 220 km from Kolkata, nearest station Siuri)
- Shantiniketan: Rabindranath Tagore's university town. (about 160 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bolpur Shantiniketan)
- Bishnupur: Terracotta temples of the Malla kings. (about 140 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bishnupur)
- Purulia: Chhau dance, red earth and the Ayodhya hills. (about 300 km from Kolkata, nearest station Purulia Junction)
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Distances and travel times are approximate road figures from central Kolkata. Check timings, permits and road conditions before you travel.