Attractions

Tarakeswar Temple

Tarakeswar Temple, also known as Taraknath Temple, is a renowned Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Tarakeswar town in Hooghly district, West Bengal. Built in 1729 in the Bengal Atchala architectural style, it enshrines a self-manifested Shiva lingam and is one of the most important Shaivite pilgrimage centres in eastern India, attracting large numbers of devotees especially during Shivratri and the month of Shravan.