Tarakeswar
Tarakeswar, also spelt Tarkeshwar, is a small town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal and a major pilgrimage site for Hindus in India. Home to Baba Taraknath Temple, a Shiva temple, the town experiences a huge crowd during Shaivite festivals like Maha Shivaratri and Shravani Mela every year.
- Town with about 30,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (60 feet)
- …is also known as “Tarkeshwar”
- Description: City in West Bengal, India
Places of Interest
Discover Tarakeswar railway station and Loknath railway station.
Tarakeswar railway station
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Loknath railway station
Railway station
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Tarakeswar
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Latitude
22.881° or 22° 52′ 51″ north
Longitude
88.0145° or 88° 0′ 52″ east
Open location code
7MJCV2J7+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Tarakeswar” goes by many names.
তারকেশ্বরBengali
তারকেশ্বর, পশ্চিমবঙ্গBengali
তারকেশ্বরBishnupriya
TarakeswarCebuano
塔拉凯斯瓦尔Chinese
塔拉凱斯瓦爾Chinese
TarakeswarDutch
TarakeswarFiji Hindi
तारकेश्वर, हुगलीHindi
TarakeswarIndonesian
TarakeswarItalian
ತಾರಕೇಶ್ವರKannada
تاراکیشورKashmiri
TarakeswarMalay
ତାରକେଶ୍ଵରOriya
ତାରକେଶ୍ୱରOriya
TarakeswarSwedish
تاراکیشورUrdu
TarakeswarVenetian
TarakeswarVietnamese
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