Labhpur - human settlement in India

A town in the central region of West Bengal, Labhpur is known for the birthplace of Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay and the Fullara Temple.

Understand

According to mythology, when Mahadeva danced around with Sati’s dead body cutting it to pieces, the lip fell at Fullaratala in Labhpur. The old temple has been destroyed and a new temple has been built. Only some broken pillars of the old temple remain. There is a big pond beside the temple. According to hearsay, Hanuman collected 108 blue lotuses from the pond when Sri Ramachandra required them for the worship of goddess Durga. It is considered to be one of the fifty-one shakti pithas in India.

Labhpur is also the birthplace of Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay and many of his novels and stories carry vivid descriptions of the area.

Get in

Labhpur is about 30 km from Santiniketan by road. It is about 15 km from Nanoor via Kirnahar by road. It is about 12 km from Ahmadpur, which is on the Sahibganj Loop, by road or rail. Labhpur is a station on the Ahmadpur-Katwa narrow gauge line. The conversion work of narrow gauge into broadgauge is going on.

• Labhpur railway station. 2021-03-07

Get around

Walk or maybe cycle rickshaw. Sometimes if you want to really explore you can just hop on to a cycle van. Friendly people might not even charge you for this. Taxis are also available at Old bus stand and at Sasthinagar bus stop.

See

• Fullara Temple, Fullara, 23.81685°, 87.8113°. 2022-08-08
• Birthplace of Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay, 23.81566°, 87.80445°. Converted into a museum. 2022-08-08

Do

Buy

Eat

There are small eateries at Labhpur bus stand.

Drink

Sleep

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Go next

• Santiniketan
• Nanoor
• Kendubillo
• Sainthia