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{{Infobox religious building
| name = Bargabhima temple
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| religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]
| image = File:Bargabhima Temple Arnab Dutta.jpg
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| alt = Bargabhima Temple
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| coordinates = {{coord|22|17|24.08|N|87|55|25.87|E|display=title,inline}}
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| location = [[Tamluk]]
| deity = [[Kali]] shiva and durga
| district = [[Purba Medinipur]]
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| state = [[West Bengal]]
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'''Bargabhima Temple''' is a [[Hindu]] temple in [[Tamluk]] near [[Kolkata]] in [[Purba Medinipur]] district of [[West Bengal]].<ref name=" Tamluk Municipality">[http://tamlukmunicipality.org/culture.php Tamluk Municipality],</ref> It is around 87.2 km<ref name="Distance Calculator">[http://www.distancesfrom.com/distance-from-Kolkata-to-Tamluk/DistanceHistory/6989.aspx, Distance Calculator],</ref> from Kolkata, 85 km from Kharagpur,<ref name=" Distance Between">[http://distancebetween.info/kharagpur/tamluk Distance Between],</ref> and well connected by NH-6 and south eastern railway tracks. It is an old Kali temple, built circa 1,150 years ago by a Maharaja of the Mayor dynasty. This place has been mentioned in [[Mahabharata]] as a place which [[Bhima]] acquired. This temple is considered as 51 shakti peth of mother Durga where left ankle of sati fell.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} The temple has been declared by Heritage Site by West Bengal Govt.<ref name=" Heritage Site">[http://beautifulbengal.com/heritage-sites-of-west-bengal.html Heritage Site],</ref> The current temple is not very old as it was rebuilt after the Islamic occupation of Bengal in the Middle Ages. In old Bengali literature the temple was mentioned several times.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} The temple is the mixture of Bengali Hindu and Buddhist culture. Due to this [[Shaktism|Shakti]] tradition, many freedom fighter of [[Midnapore district|Midnapore]] district took oath here that they will follow the path of [[dharma]] and free their motherland with the help of armed revolution. Famous revolutionary freedom fighter of India [[Khudiram Bose|Khudiram Bosu]] used to come here to perform puja. The local people celebrate a large festival on [[Durga Puja]], [[Pahela Baishakh|Bengali new year]] and [[Kali Puja|Kali puja]] in this temple. In this temple prasad is prepared everyday for Devi Bargabhima and like most of the Shakti temple, prasad of Devi is not veg. Prasad of Devi is non-veg here and a cooked Snakehead murrel (শোল মাছ//sol mach) is mandatory for her. The bali ritual is abolished now, but once in a year it happens now.

== How to reach ==
Tamluk is well connected by highways and railways:
* [[Tamluk]] to [[Mecheda]], [[Kolaghat]], [[Kolkata]]
* [[Tamluk]] to [[Mecheda]], [[Kolaghat]], [[Panskura]], [[Kharagpur]]
* [[Tamluk]] to [[Panskura]] Railways
* [[Tamluk]] to [[Haldia]] Railways
* [[Tamluk]] to [[Digha]] Railways
* [[Howrah]] to [[Haldia]] Railtrack
* [[Howrah]] to [[Digha]] Railtrack
* [[Haldia]] - [[Panskura]] - [[Kharagpur]] Railtrack

==References==
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[[Category:Hindu temples in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Temples in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Purba Medinipur district]]

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>Jaysonsands at 10:22, 23 May 2021