He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Tara and lived near the temple and meditated in the cremation grounds. He stayed in Mouliksha temple for continuing the worship of Holy Mother. Bamakhyapa was fed first in the temple before the deity and nobody obstructed him. It is believed that Goddess Tara gave a vision to Bamakhaypa in the cremation grounds in her ferocious form.
Bamakhyapa
Bamakhyapa বামাখ্যাপা, Bamakhæpa, 'mad saint'; 1837–1911), born Bamacharan Chattopadhyay, was an Indian Hindu saint who resided in Tarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of the Tarapith Temple in Birbhum. He was born at Atla village in the Rampurhat subdivision of the Birbhum district.
Memorial of Sadhak Bamakhyapa
Bamakhyapa's Temple at Maluti in Jharkhand
Seated Bamakhepa idol at the Tarapith temple complex
He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Tara and lived near the temple and meditated in the cremation grounds. He stayed in Mouliksha temple for continuing the worship of Holy Mother. Bamakhyapa was fed first in the temple before the deity and nobody obstructed him. It is believed that Goddess Tara gave a vision to Bamakhaypa in the cremation grounds in her ferocious form.
Beginning in 2007, a teleserial named 'Sadhak Bamakhepa' about Bamakhepa ran on television in Bengal. By late 2011, it had run for 1500 episodes.
In 2019 the teleserial Mahapeeth Tarapeeth, the life of the ardent devotee Bamakhepa was also depicted elaborately.
Kali Puja will be celebrated on Monday, October 20, 2025. The most auspicious time for the worship (Nishita Kaal) is from 11:41 PM on October 20 to 12:31 AM on October 21 .
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Monday , October 20th , Kali Puja will be celebrated on Monday, October 20, 2025. The most auspicious time for the worship (Nishita Kaal) is from 11:41 PM on October 20 to 12:31 AM on October 21
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