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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Famous Temples near Shantiniketan in Birbhum District

There are several famous and beautiful temples are located in Birbhum district, West Bengal. Some of them are:-

Mallarpur Shiv temple in Birbhum district:
Mallarpur is located in Mallarpur village and the village is about 2 km away from Mallarpur Railway station. A temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located there. The temple is one of the oldest temples in Birbhum district. In ancient times the temple was surrounded with dense forest. The main temple is surrounded 21 temples and a holy pond situated in the side of the temple. The place is about 10-12 km from Tarapith.

Birchandrapur Temple in Birbhum district:
Birchandrapur, named after Birchandra Goswami-the son of Nityananda. There is a Vaishnab religious centre (ISCON Temple) with some old temples in Birchandrapur. The place is approximately 10 km from Tarapith.

Some other famous temples in Birbhum district are
Tarapith Temple- Temple of Maa Tara,
Nalhateshwari Temple- Temple of Maata Nalhateswari,
Kaleswar Shiv Mandir in Mayureswar in Birbhum district,
Kenduli-Joydev in Birbhum District,
Lakshmi Temple in Ghosh Gram in Birbhum District,
Kankalitala Temple- Temple of Maata Kankali,
Labhpur Fullaratala- Temple of Maata Fullara,
Bakreswar- Temple of Lord Shiva

Ramkanai Mandir in Muluk under Bolpur Police Satation in Birbhum district, Dangalikalitala in Bolpur are some of the famous temples near Santiniketan in Birbhum district.

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