Lakshmikanta / Bahula Temple, Bahula (Ketugram)

This file documents the Bahula Shakti Peeth (Ketugram, Bardhaman) as the most likely canonical West Bengal Shakti Peeth corresponding to the "Lakshmikanta" tracker entry. The Bahula Shakti Peeth is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of India, located at Ketugram on the Ajay River in Bardhaman district, West Bengal. The presiding goddess Maa Bahula (also called Bahuchara at this site) is worshipped at the spot where Sati's left arm (vama bahu) is believed to have fallen. "Bahula" means "abundant," "plentiful," or "many" — suggesting a goddess of abundance and multiplicity. The left arm in Hindu iconography is associated with nurturing, protection, and the holding of dependent beings (as a mother holds a child). The goddess of the left arm is thus a protector and nurturer. If "Lakshmikanta" refers to a distinct temple: Lakshmikanta literally means "the beloved/ favourite of Lakshmi" — an epithet of Vishnu/Narayana (Lakshmi's consort). A temple by this name in Baidyapur, WB is primarily a Vaishnava shrine rather than a Shakta Peeth; its inclusion in a Shakti Peeth list would be unusual and requires verification.