Kalighat, in Kolkata, is an important pilgrimage for tantriks. It is said that when Sati's corpse was cut into pieces, one of her fingers fell at this spot.
Many goats are sacrificed here before the Goddess Kali, and innumerable tantriks take their vows of self-discipline in this Kali temple.
Bishnupur in Bankura district of West Bengal is another place from where they draw their tantrik powers.
Intent on worshipping the Goddess Manasa, they make their way to Bishnupur for an annual snake worship festival held in August every year. Bishnupur is also an ancient and well-known cultural and crafts center.
3. Vaital temple, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
In Bhubaneswar, the 8th-century Vaital temple has a reputation of being a powerful tantrik center.
Inside the temple stands the mighty Chamunda (Kali), wearing a necklace of skulls with a corpse at her feet.
Tantriks find the dimly lit interior of the temple an ideal place for absorbing age-old currents of power that emanate from this spot.
4. Ekling, Rajasthan
An unusual four-faced image of Shiva carved from black marble can be seen at the Shiva temple of Eklingi near Udaipur in Rajasthan.
Dating back to AD 734 or thereabouts, the temple complex draws a steady stream of tantrik worshippers almost throughout the year.
