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Board a train from Kolkata to Tarapith like the Sealdah Rampurhat Express. It will take less than five hours to reach. The temple is about 6 km from the Rampurhat Sub-Division in Birbhum district.

Yes, Tarapith is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths. It is in the Rampurhat town of West Bengal. The temple is well known for Tantric activities. It is dedicated to Goddess Tara.

Yes, Kalighat Temple is a Shakti Peeth. Here the right toe of Goddess Sati dropped. The temple is in Kolkata, West Bengal.

No. Meenakshi Temple is dedicated to Meenakshi, which a form of Goddess Parvati. It is on the southern bank of Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. In Sanskrit the word Meenakshi means fish-eyed.

There are 51 Shakti Peeth and those which are between 4 and 18 are called as Maha in ancient texts. Shakti here refers to Goddess.

Sandhi Puja is done during Durga Puja. It literally means junction-moment and the puja is done at the junction time of Ashtami and Nabami Tithis. During the Sandhi Puja Goddess Durga is worshipped as an avatar of Devi Chamunda.

Maa Chamundeshwari is the fearsome form of Goddess Chandi. She is Divine Mother and her other names are Chamunda, Charchika and Rakta Kali. She is worshipped by ritual animal sacrifices.

Dhumavati is a giver of siddhis. She is one of the Mahavidyas and represents the fearsome aspect of Devi. She is Divine Mother in Hinduism and referred to manifest herself at pralaya time.

Matangi Devi is the Tantric form of Goddess Parvati. She governs music, speech, knowledge and arts like Goddess Saraswati. Worship of Matangi Devi means acquiring supernatural powers like attracting people to oneself, gaining control over enemies and acquiring mastery over arts.

Bhairo Baba was a disciple of Gorakhnath. Matsyendranath was his guru. Gaining control over all tantrik siddhis he became arrogant and went after Vaishno Devi believing she was a little girl. Vaishno Devi beheaded him taking the form of Goddess Kali.

Koch dynasty founder Vishwasingha (1515-1540) discovered the Kamakhya Temple and revived worship. His son Nara Narayan reconstructed it in 1565. According to the Kalika Purana, Kamakhya is the yielder of all desires. She is the giver of salvation and young bride of Lord Shiva.

There are eight Bhairavas. They are manifestations of God Bhairava and controlled by Maha Kala Bhairava. Maha Kala Bhairava is the supreme ruler of time of the universe.

In ancient text Shiva Purana the Batuk Bairav is mentioned as group of gods, who were sons of a Brahmin devotee of Shiva. Batuk Bairav is worshipped before the commencement of Lord Shiva worship. Batuk literally means son of a Brahmin.

Kaal Bhairav is a Tantric deity in Hinduism and referred as a fierce manifestation of Shiva. Bhairava is called as Dandapani too. The god is seen holding weapons Trishula and Khaṭvāṅga.

Dussehra is observed on the 10th day of Durga Puja that is called Vijayadashami. Dussehra is celebrated, mostly in northern parts of India, for the victory of Lord Rama over demon Ravana in Ramayana. Durga Puja is celebrated in eastern parts of India.

On the first day of 9 Maa Durga is worshipped as Shailaputri. Shail in Sanskrit means mountain and Goddess Parvati is the daughter of Himalaya. So this form is worshipped in which she is seen riding a bull,carrying a Trishul in right hand and carrying a lotus in left hand.

A tiger is symbolic to unlimited power and hence Maa Durga is depicted as riding on the animal. She posses unlimited power and she destroys evil.

Maa Durga is an avatar of Goddess Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva. She is the warrior goddess and was incarnated to kill demon Mahishasura.

Both Maa Durga and Maa Kali are incarnations of Goddess Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva. Maa Durga is referred as warrior goddess and Maa Kali as bloodthirsty monster goddess.

The 9 avatars of Maa Durga are Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidhatri.