It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Cooch Behar and is located near Baneswar railway station on the Alipurduar-Bamanhat branch line.

It is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from New Baneswar railway station on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of the Barauni–Guwahati line.

According to popular belief the legendary Raja Banasura, an ardent devotee of Shiva had made the latter agree to come down to earth.

When Shiva was following Raja Banasura, the latter suddenly stopped at Baneswar (earlier name Gordasandara), which was a breach of agreement.

Shiva instantly disappeared and later established a Shiva-linga on the banks of the Bangti River.

The temple has a Shiva linga and a ‘Gouripat’ in the garbhagriha, 3.1 metres (10 ft) below the plinth level.

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