Tarapith is a renowned holy place
for pilgrims of West Bengal. It so popular to Hindu devotee. According to Hindu
mythology when God Shiva took his wife Sati’s dead body on shoulder and run
throughout the world. Whole world going to demolish by his anger. Then God
Vishnu tries to disappear Sati’s deadbody for decrease of Shiva’s anger. Vishnu
cut the body of Sati by Sudarshan Chakra (weapon of Vishnu). On that time Sati’s
eye ball was drop at Tarapith. Tara means eyeball and pith means holy place. This
place also memorable for famous devotee sadhu and monk Bamakhyapa.
Few weeks ago I went to Tarapith
and Shantiniketan. You know my previous blog about holi or dol at
shantiniketan. At Tarapith we did and saw puja in Tara temple. We went to
Smasan (Crematorium) atbank of Dwaraka River. This area totally dark, very few
people go there. We saw the place of immolation. Cottage of kapalik (a monk or
saint, who work with death and dead body) here you can take only candle and
torch. There have no electric light. Tarapith is very famous for their very cheap
and good food. You get here very good sweets like lancha and kalojam. We see
the sight of Mundamalitala temple, Bharat sevasram sangha temple, house of
Bamakhyapa etc. I went Tarapith after ten years and saw how this area changes
and upgraded to modernity.
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