Tarapith

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Tarapith is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage town in India famous for its temple dedicated to the goddess Tara and associated tantric practices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage town
Shakti Peetha
associatedWith Bamakhyapa
Dakini and Yogini worship
Goddess Tara
surface form: Mahavidya Tara

Sadhak Bamakhepa
category Hindu holy city
Shakti worship center
Tantric site
country India
distanceFrom Rampurhat
hasCulturalSignificance important center of Bengali Shakta culture
site of folk and tantric legends
hasDeity Goddess Tara
hasFeature adjacent cremation ground (Maha Smashan)
bazaar catering to pilgrims
cluster of ashrams and maths
hasRitual Navaratri
surface form: Navaratri celebrations

animal sacrifice (in some traditions)
daily Tara puja
night-time cremation ground sadhana
special festivals on Diwali
special festivals on Kali Puja
hasStructure Natmandir (prayer hall)
adjacent cremation ground shrines
main Tara sanctum
temple courtyard
hasTemple Tarapith Tara Temple
knownFor Tantric practices
Tara worship
cremation ground rituals
languageSpoken Bengali
locatedIn Birbhum district
Rarh region
West Bengal
locatedOn banks of the Dwarka River
pilgrimageType Shakti pilgrimage
Tantric pilgrimage
primaryVisitorsFrom West Bengal
neighboring Indian states
religion Hinduism
stateCapitalDistanceFrom Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
tourismType religious tourism
spiritual tourism
transport connected by road to Rampurhat
nearest major railway station Rampurhat Junction
worshipTradition Bamakhyapa lineage associations
Tantric Shakta tradition

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West Bengal containsTown Tarapith