Bakreswar

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Bakreswar

A group of hot sulphur springs, in the head-quarters subdivision of Birbhum District, Bengal, situated in 23 53' N. and 87 22' E., on the banks of the Bakreswar stream, about a mile south of Tantipara village. The temperature of the water varies from 12 8° to 162° About 120 cubic feet of water per minute are ejected from the hottest well. A group of temples to Siva, mostly modern, are much resorted to by pilgrims. Bakreswar is also a pithasthan or sacred place, where the forehead of the goddess Sakti is said to have fallen.