Bamakhepa | |
|---|---|
 Bamakhepa | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Bamacharan Chattopadhyay 22 February 1837 |
| Died | July 18, 1911 (aged 74) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | |
| Temple | Tarapith |
| Philosophy | |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Swami Kailashpati and Vedagya Mokshadananda |
Disciples | |
| 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]
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He was an ardent devotee of Goddess Tara and 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 Goddess Tara gave a vision to Bamakhaypa in the cremation grounds in her ferocious form.[1]
- ^ a b c Kinsely, p. 111
- ^ Harding, Elizabeth U. (September 1993). Kali: The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar. Nicolas-Hays. 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.