Tarakeshwara is a form of the Hindu god Shiva.

Places and people named after the god include:

Tarakeshwar, a municipality in Kathmandu, Nepal Tadkeshwar, a town in Gujarat, India Tarakeswar, a town in West Bengal, India Tarakeswar (community development block) Tarakeswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Tarakeswar Degree College Tarakeswar railway station Taraknath Temple in Tarakeswar Tarakeshwara Temple, Hangal, in Karnataka, India Tarkeshwar Mahadev, a village in Uttarakhand, India Tarkeshwar Pandey, Indian politician