Built in Orissan style, Bakranath Shiva Temple, dedicated to
Lord Shiva, at
Bakreshwar is 58 km from
Shantiniketan in
West Bengal.
Bakreswar River runs to the east and north of the holy place and Papahara River is in the south. There are three hot springs near the temple, Agni Kund, Brahma Kund and Sanbhagya Kund.
