Tarapith Tara Temple
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Tarapith Tara Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, dedicated to the goddess Tara and famous for its tantric worship and cremation-ground rituals.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
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Shakti Peetha ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bamakhepa
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Tantric worship ⓘ cremation-ground rituals ⓘ left-hand tantra ⓘ tantric saint Bamakhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important center of Shakta tantra in Bengal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Goddess Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Birbhum district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
cremation-ground sadhana
ⓘ
occult practices ⓘ tantric rituals ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Kali as Tara
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ⓘ
Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent cremation ground
ⓘ
red-clothed idol of Tara ⓘ shrine of Goddess Tara ⓘ skull garlands and tantric symbols ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Diwali
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Durga Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ Kali Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ Navaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
night-time worship ⓘ smashan sadhana ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalPractice | Bengali ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birbhum district
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ⓘ
India ⓘ Tarapith NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| near | Dwarka River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous daily worship of Tara
ⓘ
integration of cremation-ground rites into temple worship ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Shakti pilgrimage ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hindu pilgrims
ⓘ
sadhus ⓘ tantric practitioners ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
Shakta puja
ⓘ
tantric puja ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Shakta
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Tantric Shaktism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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