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| name = Bakreshwar<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Birbhum District|Birbhum]]<br />
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| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Birbhum (Lok Sabha constituency)|Birbhum]]<br />
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'''Bakreshwar''' is a village in [[Dubrajpur (community development block)|Dubrajpur]] CD Block in [[Suri Sadar subdivision]] of [[Birbhum]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. [[Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station]] of [[West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited]] and [[Bakreswar Thermal Power Plant Township]] are located some distance away from this town. The nearest railway station of Brakeshwar is [[Siuri railway station|Siuri]].<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The word Bakreshwar comes from the name of Lord [[Shiva]] worshipped in the locality. ''Bakra'' (Vakra) means bent or curved. ''Ishwar'' means God. Mythologically it is said that in Satya Yuga during the marriage ceremony of [[Lakshmi]] and [[Narayana|Narayan]], [[Ashtavakra]] Muni (then known as Subrata Muni) was insulted by [[Indra]]. The muni was so enraged that he developed 8 cripples in his body (Ashtavakra Muni means a sage with 8 curved cripples, probably kyphoscoliotic). Ashtavakra Muni was blessed by lord Shiva here after many years of ''Tapashya'' (meditation).<br />
This place is also famous as one of the 51 [[Shakti Peetha|Shakti Pithas]] where there is a temple dedicated to [[Adi Shakti]]. This is a major pilgrimage spot for Hindus.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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===Location===<br />
Bakreshwar is located at {{coord|23.88|N|87.37|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Bakreswar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bakreshwar]</ref> It has an average elevation of 84&nbsp;metres (276&nbsp;feet).<br />
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[[Bakreshwar River]] flows beside the town.<br />
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==Hot springs and temples==<br />
Bakreshwar is also a place of geological interest with many [[hot springs]]. There are ten hot springs here. They are :<br />
# Paphara ganga.<br />
# Baitarini ganga.<br />
# Khar kunda : The water in this spring is of 66 degrees Celsius.<br />
# Bhairav kunda : The water in this spring is of 65 degrees Celsius.<br />
# Agni kunda : Agni means fire. The water in this spring is at 80 degrees Celsius. It is also rich in many minerals of sodium, potassium, calcium, silicates, chlorides, bicarbonates and sulphates which are said to have medicinal properties. It might also contain traces of radioactive elements.<br />
# Dudh kunda : Dudh means milk. The water of this spring attains a dull white hue during early morning probably due to ozone concentration. The water in this spring is at 66 degrees Celsius.<br />
# Surya kunda : Surya means sun. The water in this spring is of 61 degrees Celsius.<br />
# Shwet ganga.<br />
# Brahma kunda.<br />
# Amrita kunda.<br />
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Temples at Bakreswar:<br />
# '''Ma Bhavatarini Mandir (Temple)<br />
# Bakreswar Temple (Main Temple)<br />
# Mahisasur Mardini (Temple)<br />
# Bhairabnath Temple'''<br />
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==Bakreswar picture gallery==<br />
<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px"><br />
File:Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 10.jpg|Bakreswar temples<br />
File:Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 11.jpg|Smaller temples at Bakrehwar<br />
File:Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 01.jpg|Bakreswar Hot spring entrance<br />
File:Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 20.jpg|Smaller temples at Bakreswar<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Economy==<br />
[[West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited]] (WBPDCL) operates 5 × 210 MW [[Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/aboutus_plants.php |title=West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. |publisher=Official website of Department of Power, Government of West Bengal |access-date=2009-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221160013/http://www.wbpdcl.co.in/aboutus_plants.php |archive-date=21 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is located near Chinpai off [[Panagarh&ndash;Morgram Highway]]<br />
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==Healthcare==<br />
There is a [[Primary Health Centre (India)|primary health centre]] at Bakreshwar with 6 beds.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/PHC.pdf | title = Health & Family Welfare Department | work= Health Statistics – Primary Health Centres | publisher = Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Wikivoyage-inline}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100216052341/http://www.wb.nic.in/westbg/bakreswar.html Bakreshwar]<br />
* [http://www.maplandia.com/india/west-bengal/birbhum-situri/bakreswar/ Satellite view]<br />
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{{Birbhum District}}<br />
{{Temple towns in West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Birbhum district]]<br />
[[Category:Hot springs of India]]<br />
[[Category:Landforms of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Birbhum district]]</div>>Tom.Reding