Tarakeswar

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Tarakeswar is a pilgrimage town in India renowned for its historic Shiva temple and religious significance in the Hooghly district of West Bengal.

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Tarakeswar canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage site
town
administrativeDivision municipality
climate tropical wet and dry climate
country India
devotionalPractice offering of water and milk to Shiva lingam
district Hooghly district
famousFor Shiva worship
religious festivals
governingBody Tarakeswar Municipality
hasEconomicActivity pilgrimage tourism
retail trade
hasFestival Maha Shivaratri
surface form: Shivaratri

Shravan month rituals
hasMarket local pilgrimage market
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Hinduism
surface form: Hindus
hasTemple Tarakeswar Temple
surface form: Tarakeswar Shiva temple

Taraknath Temple
isPilgrimageCentreForDeity Shiva
knownFor Taraknath Temple
historic Shiva temple
languageSpoken Bengali
English
locatedIn Hooghly district
India
West Bengal
locatedNear Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
locatedOn Tarakeswar–Arambagh road
majorDeity Shiva
nearestMajorCity Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
pilgrimageSeason Shravan
pilgrimAttraction holy pond and temple complex
postalCodeType PIN
railwayConnectivity Tarakeswar railway station
railwayLine Howrah–Tarakeswar line
region Gangetic plains of West Bengal
religion Hinduism
religiousImportance one of the prominent Shiva pilgrimage centres in West Bengal
religiousTitle Baba Taraknath Dham
state West Bengal
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportMode road transport
suburban railway
UTCOffset +5:30

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West Bengal containsTown Tarakeswar
Hooghly district containsCity Tarakeswar
Kamarpukur locatedNear Tarakeswar
Kamarpukur connectedByRoadTo Tarakeswar