Atla village, Birbhum, Bengal Presidency, Company Raj
Died
July 18, 1911(1911-07-18) (aged 74)
Tarapith, Birbhum, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Religion
Hinduism
Nationality
Indian
Organization
Temple
Tarapith
Philosophy
Shaktism
Religious career
Guru
Swami Kailashpati and Vedagya Mokshadananda
Disciples
Nigamananda Paramahansa
Honors
Tarapith Bhairav
Bamakhyapa (Bengali: বামাখ্যাপা, romanized: Bamakhæpa, lit. 'mad saint'; 1837–1911[1]), born Bamacharan Chattopadhyay, was an Indian Hindu saint who resided in Tarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of the Tara temple in Birbhum. He was born at Atla village in the Rampurhat subdivision of the Birbhum district.[2]
Memorial of Sadhak BamakhyapaBamakhyapa's Temple at Maluti in JharkhandSeated Bamakhepa idol at the Tarapith temple complex
He was Goddess Tara's ardent devotee lived near the temple and meditated in the cremation grounds.[1] He stayed in Mouliksha temple for continuing the worship of Holy Mother.[3] Bamakhyapa was fed first in the temple before the deity and nobody obstructed him.[4] It is believed that Ma Tara gave a vision to Bamakhaypa in the cremation grounds in her ferocious form and then took him to her breast.[1]
^ abcKinsely, p. 111
^Harding, Elizabeth U. (September 1993). Kali: The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar. ISBN 9780892546008.
^"Break-in at heritage temple". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 7 December 2013.
^Harding, Elizabeth U. (1998). Kali: the black goddess of Dakshineswar. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 275–279. ISBN 81-208-1450-9. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
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