Mayapur

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Mayapur is a prominent pilgrimage town in India renowned as the world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and a major center of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mayapur canonical 22
Sri Mayapur 1
Śrīdhāma Mayapur 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf pilgrimage site ⓘ
religious centre ⓘ
town ⓘ
abbreviation ISKCON world headquarters ⓘ
administrativeDivision Nabadwip Community Development Block ⓘ
associatedWith Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
believedBirthplaceOf Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFromKolkata approximately 130 kilometres north ⓘ
festival Gaura Purnima ⓘ
Janmashtami ⓘ
Ratha Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Rath Yatra
globalSignificance major international centre of Krishna consciousness ⓘ
governingBody ISKCON Mayapur management ⓘ
hostsInstitution Bhaktivedanta Academy ⓘ
Mayapur Institute ⓘ
hostsTemple ISKCON Chandrodaya Mandir ⓘ
Temple of the Vedic Planetarium ⓘ
knownFor Gaudiya Vaishnava theology and education ⓘ
international Krishna devotee community ⓘ
large ISKCON temple complex ⓘ
locatedIn Nadia district ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
locatedNear Navadvip ⓘ
confluence of the Ganges and Jalangi rivers ⓘ
locatedOn bank of the Ganges River ⓘ
majorDeity Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Kolkata ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta
pilgrimageCircuit Navadvip Mandala Parikrama ⓘ
pilgrimageFor Gaudiya Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Gaudiya Vaishnavism

ISKCON devotees ⓘ
primaryLanguage Bengali ⓘ
English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
region Gangetic plains ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain
religiousAffiliation Hinduism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
religiousTitle Navadvip Dham (part of the nine-island Navadvip area) ⓘ
linked to: Nabadwip
religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
riverSystem Ganges delta ⓘ
stateOfficialLanguage Bengali ⓘ
timezone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
transport rail access via Nabadwip Dham and Krishnanagar stations ⓘ
road access from Kolkata ⓘ
utcOffset +5:30 ⓘ
worldHeadquartersOf International Society for Krishna Consciousness ⓘ

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