Mayapur
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Mayapur near Navadvip, West Bengal, India, 130 km north of Kolkata (Calcutta), is one of the most holy places in India, visited by over a million pilgrims annually.
It is the birthplace of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, regarded as a special incarnation of Krishna and Radha. It is also the world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
External links
- [Yoga-Pitha - Holy birthplace of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]
- [Sri Mayapur Dham, ISKCON Mayapur main site]
- [ISKCON Mayapur Design Archive]
- [Murtis in ISKCON Mayapur]
- [Mayapur/Navadvipa]
| Hindu Holy Cities in India |
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|---|---|
| Allahabad • Amararama • Arasavalli • Ayodhya • Badrinath • Dakor • Chamundi Hill • Dharmasthala • Draksharama • Dwarka • Gaya • Guruvayur • Haridwar • Horanadu • Kalahasti • Kanchipuram • Kateel • Katra • Kedarnath • Kollur • Khatu • Ksheerarama • Kumararama • Hrishikesh • Mathura • Mayapur • Nashik • Nathdwara • Pithapuram • Puri • Ramatheertham • Rameswaram • Ryali • Sabarimala • Somarama • Somnath • Sringeri • Srirangam • Srirangapatna • Tirtha and Kshetra • Tirumala - Tirupati • Ujjain • Varanasi • Vrindavan |
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