Bamakhepa | |
|---|---|
 Bamakhepa | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Bamacharan Chattopadhyay 22 February 1837 |
| Died | July 18, 1911(1911-07-18) (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Honors | Tarapith Bhairav |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Temple | Tarapith |
| Philosophy | |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Swami Kailashpati and Vedagya Mokshadananda |
Disciples | |
Bamakhyapa (Bengali:বামাখ্যাপা,romanized: Bamakhæpa,lit. 'mad saint'; 1837–1911[1]), bornBamacharan Chattopadhyay, was anIndianHindu saint who resided inTarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of theTarapith Temple in Birbhum. He was born atAtla village in theRampurhat subdivision of the Birbhum district.[2]
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He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Tara and lived near the temple and meditated in the cremation grounds.[1] He stayed in Mouliksha temple for continuing the worship of Holy Mother.[3] Bamakhyapa was fed first in the temple before the deity and nobody obstructed him.[4] It is believed that Goddess Tara gave a vision to Bamakhaypa in the cremation grounds in her ferocious form.[1]
Beginning in 2007, a teleserial named'Sadhak Bamakhepa' about Bamakhepa ran on television in Bengal. By late 2011, it had run for 1500 episodes.[5]
In the teleserialMahapeeth Tarapeeth, the life of the ardent devotee Bamakhepa was also depicted elaborately.[6]
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