It is a Kali temple. This place has been mentioned in
Mahabharata as a place which
Bhima acquired. This temple is considered as 51 shakti peth of mother Durga where left ankle of sati fell. According local stories it is believe that the temple was built by the
Tamluk Raj. The temple has been declared by Heritage Site by West Bengal Govt. The current temple is not very old as it was rebuilt after the Islamic occupation of Bengal in the Middle Ages. In old Bengali literature, the temple was mentioned several times. The temple is the mixture of Bengali Hindu and
Buddhist culture. Due to this
Shakti tradition, many freedom fighter of
Midnapore district took oath here that they will follow the path of
dharma and free their motherland with the help of armed revolution. Famous revolutionary
Khudiram Bosu used to come here to perform puja. The local people celebrate a large festival on
Durga Puja,
Bengali new year and
Kali puja in this temple. In this temple prasad is prepared everyday for Devi Bargabhima and like most of the Shakti temple, prasad of Devi is not veg. Prasad of Devi is non-veg here and a cooked Snakehead murrel (শোল মাছ, 'sol mach') is mandatory for her. The bali ritual is abolished now, but once in a year it happens now. == Transport ==