From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Caitanya Mahaprabhu, regarded as a special incarnation of Krishna and Radha. It is visited by over a million pilgrims annually.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
