Tarapith
Deities

Tarapith

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal

One of 51 Śakti Pīṭhas. The tantric-mahavidya cemetery-temple where Bamakhepa (1837–1911), Ramakrishna's contemporary, practised aghora for 60 years. Tara is worshipped as the primordial black-stone image dating back over 1000 years.