Tarapith
Bamakhepa's seat, and the cremation ground behind.
- Where
- Birbhum, West Bengal, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.1100, 87.8000
Get the Tarapith stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tarapith. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your West Bengal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tarapith
Maluti Temples 40 km
Seventy two terracotta temples left of an original one hundred and eight, in a village of a few hundred people.
Karnasuvarna 41 km
The capital of Shashanka, king of Gauda, now mounds and a monastery under excavation.
Hazarduari Palace 48 km
A thousand doors, nine hundred of them false.
Motijhil 49 km
A horseshoe shaped lake at Murshidabad, long known as the Company's lake.
Santiniketan 49 km
Tagore's school, inscribed in 2023.
Massanjore Dam 50 km
The Canada dam, on the Mayurakshi.
Katra Masjid 50 km
Murshid Quli Khan is buried under the steps.
Farakka Barrage 78 km
A barrage across the Ganga in Murshidabad, built through the 1960s, eighteen kilometres short of the Bangladesh border.
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Questions
Where is Tarapith?
Tarapith is in Birbhum, West Bengal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Maluti Temples (40 km), Karnasuvarna (41 km), Hazarduari Palace (48 km).
How do I get the Tarapith stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tarapith and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your West Bengal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tarapith before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your West Bengal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.