Bakreshwar | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 23°53â˛N 87°22â˛E / 23.88°N 87.37°E / 23.88; 87.37 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Birbhum |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Languages | |
âĸ Official | Bengali |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Birbhum |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dubrajpur |
Website | birbhum |
Bakreshwar is a village in Dubrajpur CD Block in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the: Indian 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 Bakreshwar is Siuri.
Etymologyâģ
The word Bakreshwar comes from theââname 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 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). This place is also famous as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas where there is a temple dedicatedââto Adi Shakti. This is a major pilgrimage spot for Hindus.
Geographyâģ
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Locationâģ
Bakreshwar is located at 23°53â˛N 87°22â˛E / 23.88°N 87.37°E / 23.88; 87.37. It has an average elevation of 84 metres (276 feet).
Bakreshwar River flows beside the town.
Hot springs and templesâģ
Bakreshwar is also a place of geological interest with many hot springs. There are ten hot springs here. These are : Paphara ganga, Baitarini ganga, Khar kunda, Bhairav kunda, Agni kunda, Dudh kunda, Surya kunda, Shwet ganga, Brahma kunda, Amrita kunda.
Temples at Bakreswar:
- Ma Bhavatarini Mandir
- Bakreswar Temple
- Mahisasur Mardini Temple
- Bhairabnath Temple
Bakreswar picture galleryâģ
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Bakreswar temples
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Smaller temples at Bakrehwar
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Bakreswar Hot spring entrance
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Smaller temples at Bakreswar
Economyâģ
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) operates 5 Ã 210 MW Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station. It is located near Chinpai off Panagarh–Morgram Highway
Healthcareâģ
There is a primary health centre at Bakreshwar with 6 beds.
Referencesâģ
- ^ Halder, Sushmita (26 September 2022). "āĻŦāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ : āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛". Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻĒā§āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ°, āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨?". News18 āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž (in Bengali). 16 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bakreshwar
- ^ "āĻļā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ, āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻĒā§āĻ -āĻļā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĸāĻ˛". Eisamay (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd". Official website of Department of Power, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics â Primary Health Centres. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
External linksâģ
Bakreshwar travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Bakreshwar
- Satellite view