Kankalitala | |
|---|---|
Temple town/ village | |
 Kankalitala Temple | |
  Kankalitala Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates:23°42′53″N87°43′22″E / 23.714688°N 87.722815°E /23.714688; 87.722815 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nanoor |
| Website | birbhum |
Kankalitala is a temple town inBolpur SriniketanCD block inBolpur subdivision ofBirbhum district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
It is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) fromBolpur on theBolpur–Labhpur road.[1] It is situated on the bank of theKopai River.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Earlier, Kankalitala was marked as agram panchayat under Bolpur-Sriniketan block.[3] However, in the 2011 census, it was not identified as a separate place, as per Google map and map of Bolpur-Sriniketan on page 718 ofDistrict Census Handbook Birbhum (Part A), it appears to be a part of Bengutia village.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, Kankalitala, Kasba, Sarpalehana Albandha, Sian Muluk and Singhee gram panchayats of Bolpur–Sriniketan CD Block will form part ofNanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency) andBolpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
It is one of theShakti Peethas where the waist (orkankal in Bengali) ofsati fell.[1] There are several temples in the town. This is also a popular Hindu pilgrimage site of West Bengal.[5][6] There is another temple in Kankalitala, Kanchishwar Temple in Kankalitala Temple complex.
The mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation is the story of origin behindShakti Peethas.Shakti Peethas are holy abode of Devi formed due to the falling of body parts of the corpse ofSati Devi, whenShiva carried it and wandered through. There are 51 Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit. Each temple has shrines for Shakti andKalabhairava. The Shakti of the temple is addressed as "Devgarbha" and the Bhairava as "Ruru". It is believed that Sati Devi's bones have fallen here.[7][8]
Kankalitala travel guide from Wikivoyage
