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Bakreshwar and Kankalitala, Birbhum

Birbhum has two well-known pilgrim sites: Bakreshwar with hot springs and a Shiva temple, and Kankalitala, where tradition says Sati's waist fell.

Last checked: 2 Nov 2026 · 2 sources

Where Bakreshwar is

Bakreshwar is a village in the Dubrajpur CD block, Suri Sadar subdivision, Birbhum district. The nearest railway station is Dubrajpur (Siuri). (Source: Wikipedia, Bakreshwar)

Hot springs and the Shiva temple

Bakreshwar has ten hot springs. Wikipedia gives no temperatures, so we give none. (Source: Wikipedia, Bakreshwar)

The name comes from the Shiva worshipped here. The Bakreswar Temple is one of four temples listed. (Source: Wikipedia, Bakreshwar)

Legend says Indra insulted the sage Subrata Muni, leaving him with eight bent body parts. Shiva later blessed him here after long penance. (Source: Wikipedia, Bakreshwar)

The Shakti Peetha at Bakreshwar

Bakreshwar is one of the 51 Shakta pithas, with a temple to Adi Shakti. The page does not name the body part. It lists a Mahisasur Mardini Temple but does not link it to the pitha. (Source: Wikipedia, Bakreshwar)

Kankalitala

Kankalitala is a temple town in the Bolpur Sriniketan block of Birbhum, about 9 km from Bolpur on the Bolpur-Labhpur road, on the bank of the Kopai River. (Source: Wikipedia, Kankalitala)

By legend, Sati's waist (kankal in Bengali) fell here. The Shakti is Devgarbha and the Bhairava is Ruru. The complex also includes the Kanchishwar Temple. (Source: Wikipedia, Kankalitala)

💡 If you plan to see both in one day, check travel times beforehand.

💡 We found no official source for hours, fares or train times, so check before you go.

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