Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #14 of 51
Bakreshwar (Birbhum)
बक्रेश्वर (बीरभूम) · Bakreshwar Temple & Thermal Springs (West Bengal, India)
Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.
Spiritual Significance
Famous for eight natural boiling geothermal sulphur springs surrounding the ancient temple where Sage Ashtavakra meditated, sanctified by the brow-centre of Sati.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Mahishamardini
महिषमर्दिनी
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 14
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Vakranath
वक्रनाथ
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 14
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Brow Centre / Mind (Bhru-madhya)
भ्रू-मध्य (मन)
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 14
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
23.8829° N, 87.3683° EIdentified Site
Bakreshwar Temple & Thermal Springs
Bakreshwar village
State/Province & Country
Birbhum, West Bengal (India)
Access Guidance: 20 km from Suri; 45 km from Bolpur Santiniketan.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 14) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Archaeological Survey of India, Kolkata Circle (archaeological)
- Birbhum District Administration (government tourism)