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Bargabhima
Temple
is
a
Hindu
temple
in
Tamluk
near
Kolkata
in
Purba
Medinipur
district
of
West
Bengal.
It
is
around
87.2
km
from
Kolkata,
85
km
from
Kharagpur
and
well
connected
by
NH-6
and
south
eastern
railway
tracks.
It
is
an
old
Kali
temple,
built
circa
during
the
medieval
era
by
a
ruler
of
the
Bhanj
dynasty
(Mayur/Peacock).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.The
temple
has
been
declared
by
Heritage
Site
by
West
Bengal
Govt.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.The
temple
is
the
mixture
of
Bengali
Hindu
and
Buddhist
culture.
Due
to
this
Shakti
tradition,
many
freedom
fighter
of
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
Bosu
used
to
come
here
to
perform
puja.
The
local
people
celebrate
a
large
festival
on
Durga
Puja,
Bengali
new
year
and
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.The
architecture
of
the
Bargabhima
temple
was
mostly
influenced
by
the
Kalinga
Architectural
style
of
temples,
with
the
sanctum
sanctorum
showing
similarities
with
the
Rameswar
temple
at
Jhargram,
while
the
architecture
style
bears
similarity
with
Shri
Hari
Baladev
Jew
temple
at
Baripada
which
was
established
by
Mayurbhanj
rulers.
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