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Mayapur (Mayāpura)[1] is a neighbourhood of Bamanpukur, in the Nabadwip CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district, West Bengal, India. It's situated at the confluence of the Jalangi River and the Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganges. The area is considered spiritually significant by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Mayapur | |
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 Chandrodaya Mandir of Mayapur | |
  Mayapur Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′18″N 88°23′34″E / 23.4382755°N 88.3928686°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Nadia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 741313 |
| Telephone code | 91 3472 |
Etymology
editThe name Mayapur is derived from Miyapur (Bengali: মিঞাপুর [Miñāpura]), which is the Bengali name of a village known for being settled by Muslim fishermen.[2][3] The name Miyapur was mentioned in various government documents, including maps and surveys.[2][4]
History
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The region is associated with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a revered figure in Gaudiya Vaishnavism.[5] It is said that Krishna appeared along with his brother Balarama, as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu. These two brothers appeared just for the fallen conditioned souls of this Kali Yuga to bestow upon them the greatest blessings of Harinama Sankirtan based on the teachings of Bhagvad Gita and Shrimad Bhagavatam. Along with their associates, the Pancha Tattva, they distributed the divine Love of Godhead to anyone and everyone without seeing any qualifications or disqualifications. Mayapur is where the Material and Spiritual Worlds meet. Just as there is no difference between Lord Chaitanya and Lord Krishna, similarly there is no difference between Shridham Mayapur and Vrindavan.[6]
Gaudiya Vaishnava temples and memorials
editThere are a number of Gaudiya Vaishnava organizations in Mayapur. The headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is situated in Mayapur. The town is heavily centered on this particular Vaishnava religious tradition with temples devoted to Radha and Krishna or Gaura-Nitai throughout.[7]
In the 1880s, at the birthsite of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bhaktivinoda Thakur established the Yogapith temple, a white ornate structure with a pyramidal pointed dome standing on the bank of a pond and surrounded by trees.
There are several Gaudiya Vaishnava organizations in Mayapur, with ISKCON's headquarters being notable. The town has temples devoted to Radha and Krishna or Gaura-Nitai.[citation needed] The Panca-tattva comprises Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Acharya, Gadadhara Pandit, and Srivas Thakur.
The Gaudiya-Vaishnava devotees every year circumambulate the various places of Lord Chaitanya's pastimes in the group of nine islands known as Nabadwip. This Parikrama (circumambulation) takes about 7 days. This event takes place around the Gaur Purnima Festival (Appearance Day of Lord Chaitanya). Devotees from all over the world come to Mayapur for this auspicious Parikrama to celebrate the Lord's Divine Appearance Day.[citation needed]
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Yogapith temple at Mayapur, established by Bhaktivinoda Thakur in the 1880s. -
Idols of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Jagannath, Balarama, Subhadra and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (ISKCON Mayapur).
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Transport
editKolkata is approximately 100 km from Mayapur. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The region can be accessed by road, and the nearest railway station is Nabadwip Dham.
Gallery
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Mayapur Ferry ghat -
Samadhi Mandir of Srila Prabhupada -
Main gate of ISKCON Mayapur -
The Ganges river at Mayapur -
ISKCON Campus
See also
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edit- ^ "THE CALCUTTA REVIEW VOL.101". Internet Archive. Kolkata: Thomas S. Smith, City Press. 1895. p. Critical Notations- xli. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b Bhatia, Varuni (2017). Unforgetting Chaitanya: Vaishnavism and Cultures of Devotion in Colonial Bengal. Oxford University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-19-068624-6.
- ^ Mondal, Mrityunjay (2012). Chaitanyadeb. kolkata: Patra Bharati. p. 202.
- ^ Bose, Satyendranath (1937). "শ্রীগৌরাঙ্গদেবের জন্মস্থান" (PDF). bn.wikisource.org. Kolkata. p. 30. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Journey in Comfort with Driver for Outstation Gurgaon to Mayapur - August 12, 2023". 12 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Narottam.com - Lectures and Kirtans by Indradyumna Swami". Narottam.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "ISKCON | Mayapur.com". Retrieved 25 August 2023.
References
edit- Dasa, Shukavak N. (1999), Hindu Encounter with Modernity: Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda, Vaiṣṇava Theologian (revised, illustrated ed.), Los Angeles, CA: Sanskrit Religions Institute, ISBN 1-889756-30-X, retrieved 31 January 2014
- Fuller, Jason Dale (2005). Bhaktivinode Thakur and the transformation of religious authority among the Gauḍīya Vaisṣṇavas In nineteenth-century Bengal (Ph.D.). University of Pennsylvania. UMI Microform 3179733. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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