Jalpesh Temple
| Jalpesh Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Jalpaiguri |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festival | Maha Shivaratri |
| Governing body | Jalpesh Temple Board of Trustees |
| Location | |
| Location | Mainaguri |
| State | West Bengal |
| Country | India |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Biswa Singha |
| Date established | 1524 1563 (reconstruction) 1653 (Reconstructed by Raja Pran Narayana) 30 January 1899 (Restoration by Queen Jagadeswari Devi) |
Jalpesh Temple (Bengali: জল্পেশ মন্দির) is an important Hindu temple dedicated to the Bhramari Saktipitha's Bhairava as Jalpesh. The worshiped in this temple is Bhairava as Jalpesh, a form of Shiva – one of Hinduism's trinity of supreme divinity. The temple is located on the banks of the Jarda river, 7–8 km from Mainaguri town in the Indian state of West Bengal.