Tamluk, Midnapore, West Bengal India

Tamluk is the site of the ancient city known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti. The present town is located on the banks of the Rupnarayan river close to the Bay of Bengal. According to some scholars, the city's name has been derived from the Sanskrit word, Tamra Lipta, which means "full of copper". Some special religious places of interest in Tamluk are Barghobhima, Mandir, Harir Mandir and Mahaprabhur Dalan, Jishnu-Hari Mandir, Radhamadhav and Radharaman Mandir, Ramkrishna Mission Sevashram, and Sanatan Shakti Peeth.