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The Ganges river at Mayapur

Mayapur (Bengali: মায়াপুর) is located on the banks of the Ganges river near Navadvip, West Bengal, India, 130 km north of Kolkata (Calcutta). It is considered a holy place by a number of other traditions within Hinduism, but is of special significance to followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism as the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, regarded as a special incarnation of Krishna and Radha. It is visited by over a million pilgrims annually. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 678 pixel, file size: 151 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sunset over the Ganges in Mayapur, India I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 530 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 678 pixel, file size: 151 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sunset over the Ganges in Mayapur, India I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. ... “Ganga” redirects here. ... Navadwip is a town just adjacent to Mayapur, located in Nadia district in West Bengal, India. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a sect of Hinduism founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ... 59. ... The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar (also spelt as avatara) (Sanskrit: , ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ... This article is about the Hindu deity. ... A Rajastani style painting of Sri Radha Radha (Devanagari: राधा) is a famous female personality from Hindu, (Vedic) tradition, also known as Radharani, prefixed with the respectful term Srimati by devout followers. ...


Vaishnavism

Since the 1970s, Mayapur is also the site of the world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as well as a number of other Vaishnava organisations such as the Gaudiya Math. The town is heavily centred around the Gaudiya Vaishnava religious tradition, with temples devoted to Radha and Krishna or Gaura-Nitai throughout. Founder of ISKCON: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, was founded in 1966 in New York City by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. ... Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, founder-acharya of Gaudiya Math Shortly after Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura took the renounced order of Sanyasa in 1918, the Gaudiya Math was organized. ...


See also

Nabadwip is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... , Vrindavan   (alternate spellings Vrindaban or Brindavan), or Vraj in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India is a town on the site of an ancient forest which is believed to have been the region where the famous cowherd boy, Krishna, from Hindu scriptures spent his childhood days. ... Hare Krishna Mantra in Devanagari. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Temple dedicated to the worship of Vishnu as Venkateswara. ...

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