Baneswar is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India. The word 'Baneswar' is a Sanskritic formation of the words bāna and īshvara. In Hindu mythology, Bana was an asura king. He carried out a Shiva linga, hoping to bring the god Shiva to Patala but failed. Said S…Baneswar is a census town in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in West Bengal, India. The word 'Baneswar' is a Sanskritic formation of the words bāna and īshvara. In Hindu mythology, Bana was an asura king. He carried out a Shiva linga, hoping to bring the god Shiva to Patala but failed. Said Shiva linga is now fixed at the Baneshwar temple, according to the legend.