Friday, 24 February 2012

Tarakeshwar





  



   


West Bengal encircles numerous 
spots to be visited by the 
visitors.The 
religious 
devoted persons should not fail to 
step forward to the famous Shiva 
shrine at Tarakeswar.

 It is one of the most acclaimed religious destinations
 in  the 
 district of Hooghly. This temple town acclaims millions of 
 pilgrims from all through India and also from
 foreign countries. 
 The famous Tarakeshwar temple is meant to
 Lord Shiva and is a 
 major shivaite pilgrim center coming 
 under the twelve Jyotirlinga temples. 
 The temple has an
 'atchala' building structure with a 'natmandir' 
 (Place for offering prayers) 
 in front. The temple premises host shrines of Kali and
 Lakshmi-Narayan. 

 Every yearTarakeshwar is overwhelmed by the flow of 

 pilgrims during the Sravan month (July – August) when 
 special offerings to the Lord are made. Maha Shivratri 
 is an important festival in
 this town, which is, celebrated with major fairs and 
 shopping 
 festivals in a grandeur style in the 
 month of February-March. Other festivals celebrated 
 here are 
 the Bengali New Year or the Chaitra Sankranti 
 festival. But 
 each Monday being special for Lord Shiva to pray,
 many people 
 gather to offer their prayers.

 One can go for one-day tours from this place to

 nearby cities. 
 Tarakeshwar has Gopdanga, Chautara, Magra and 
 Balgarh as 
 neighboring towns 
 and all these towns offer the Tarakeshwar 
 pilgrims the 
 necessary comforts and accommodations.


How to reach there

 By train

Starting Station
Train
Arrival at Tarakeshwar   Service Days

          Howrah (HWH)-Rampurhat Exp
         (12347) 12:27 PM (Duration: 0h 27m)
         All Days

        Jammu (JAT)-Sealdah Express
       (13152) 02:34 PM (Duration: 43h 34m)
        All Days

       Kolkata (KOAA)-Jammu Tawi Exp
       (13151) 12:41 PM (Duration: 0h 56m)
       All Days

By Air
Kolkata is the nearest airport to Tarakeshwar.
It is located at a distance of 58 km from Tarakeshwar. 


        

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