Balurghat's Mysterious Dakat Kali: Mother Tara Wears Tiger Skin, Worshipped Vaishnava Style

• Balurghat's prominent Dakat Kali, worshipped as Mother Tara, is located in Raghunathpur (formerly Boldabari), South Dinajpur.
• The name "Dakat Kali" originated from dacoits who first worshipped her in a dense forest before their raids.
• Another theory suggests revolutionaries, disguised as dacoits during British rule, worshipped Mother Tara in secret.
• Mother Tara wears a tiger skin and is worshipped in the Vaishnava tradition; her altar remains under the open sky.
• On Deepanwita Amavasya, a temporary pandal is built, an idol is made, and puja continues all night before immersion in the Atreyee River.