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Fullara Temple
Fullara is a temple in West Bengal. This temple is located in Murshidabad- Birbhum area near Labhpur.

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Fullara, Birbhum District, West BengalFullara is a temple-town near Labhpur in Birbhum-Murshidabad in India.

Location of Fullara
Fullara is near Labhpur and is about 30 km from Shantiniketan in Birbhum District of West Bengal. From Fullara, one could also come here from Kankalitala Temple, which is about 19 kms.

Mythology of Fullara
According to the Hindu mythology that was developed in mythological era of Bengal, when Mahadeva or Lord Shiva danced around with Sati"s dead body cutting it to pieces, the lip fell at Fullara. The old temple has been destroyed and a new temple has been built. Only some broken pillars of the old temple remain. There is a big pond beside the temple. Once Lord Hanuman collected 108 blue lotuses from the pond when Sri Ramachandra required them for worshipping Goddess Durga. It is considered to be one of the fifty-one shakti peethas in India.

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