Navadvip

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Navadvip is a historic town in West Bengal, India, renowned as a major center of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and the birthplace of the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Navadvip canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
town ⓘ
associatedWith Bhakti movement ⓘ
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
kirtan traditions ⓘ
birthplaceOf Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance center for Sanskrit and theological learning in medieval period ⓘ
important center of Bengali Vaishnava culture ⓘ
etymology name means "nine islands" in Sanskrit ⓘ
governingBody local municipal authorities of Nadia district ⓘ
hasFeature cluster of sacred islands or areas revered in Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
hasFestival Dol Purnima ⓘ
Gaura Purnima ⓘ
Janmashtami ⓘ
hasReligiousSite maths and ashrams ⓘ
numerous Vaishnava temples ⓘ
hasRole major center of Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
heritageStatus important heritage town of West Bengal ⓘ
historicalEra medieval Bengal ⓘ
knownFor Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
locatedIn Nadia district ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
locatedInRegion eastern India ⓘ
locatedNear Krishnanagar ⓘ
Mayapur ⓘ
locatedOn banks of the Bhagirathi River ⓘ
majorTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
partOf Ganges river delta region ⓘ
pilgrimageCircuit Navadvip Dham ⓘ
linked to: Nabadwip Dham
region Rarh-Bhagirathi region of Bengal ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
stateOfficialLanguage Bengali ⓘ
timezone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
transport connected by rail via Nabadwip Dham railway station ⓘ
connected by road to Krishnanagar ⓘ
utcOffset +05:30 ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Sena dynasty of Bengal ⓘ
linked to: Sena dynasty

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