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'''Mayapur''' ({{IAST|Mayāpura}})<ref>{{Cite web|year=1895|title=THE CALCUTTA REVIEW VOL.101|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.13846|access-date=2020-07-28|website=Internet Archive|publisher=Thomas S. Smith, City Press|page=Critical Notations- xli|language=en|location=Kolkata}}</ref> is a neighbourhood of [[Bamanpukur]], in the [[Nabadwip (community development block)|Nabadwip]] [[Community development block|CD block]] in the [[Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Nadia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It is situated adjacent to [[Nabadwip]], at the confluence of two rivers, where the waters of the [[Jalangi River]] mix with the Bhagirathi, a tributary of the [[Ganges]]. It is located about 130 km north of [[Kolkata]]. Along with [[Nabadwip]], it is considered a spiritual place by the adherents of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]].

== Etymology ==
The word ''Mayapur'' derives from ''Miyapur'' ({{lang-bn|মিঞাপুর}} {{IPA-bn|Miñāpura|}}), the Bengali name of a village, known as a [[Muslim]]-inhabited village, especially for the settlement of [[Muslims|Muslim]] fishermen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Bhatia|first=Varuni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=824sDwAAQBAJ|title=Unforgetting Chaitanya: Vaishnavism and Cultures of Devotion in Colonial Bengal|date=2017|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=190|isbn=978-0-19-068624-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Mondal|first=Mrityunjay|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.457266/mode/2up|title=Chaitanyadeb|publisher=Patra Bharati|year=2012|location=kolkata|pages=202}}</ref> The name ''Miyapur'' was mentioned in various government documents, including maps and surveys.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bose|first=Satyendranath|year=1937|title=শ্রীগৌরাঙ্গদেবের জন্মস্থান|url=https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F:%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8.pdf|access-date=2020-07-28|website=bn.wikisource.org|page=30|location=Kolkata}}</ref> In the 20th century, the Gaudiya Vaishnava reformer [[Bhaktivinoda Thakur]] proclaimed this place as Mayapur.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rari|first=Kantichandra|title=Nabadwip-Tattwa - 2nd ed|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.6844|access-date=2020-07-28|website=Internet Archive|page=6|publisher=Kuladaprasad Mallik, Nabadwip|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
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{{See also|Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Bhaktivinoda Thakur}}
It is said to be the birthplace of [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAYAPUR - West Bengal Tourism, Experience Bengal, Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of W. B.|url=https://wbtourismgov.in/destination/place/MAYAPUR|access-date=2020-08-12|website=wbtourismgov.in}}</ref> 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 on them the greatest blessings of Harinama Sankirtan based on the teachings of [[Bhagvad Gita]] and [[Shrimad Bhagavatam]]. Along with their associates, the [[Pancha Tattva (Vaishnavism)|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-26|title=Narottam.com - Lectures and Kirtans by Indradyumna Swami|url=https://narottam.com/2018/10/there-is-no-difference-between-vrindavan-and-mayapur-opening-address-kartik-parikrama-2018/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Narottam.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gaudiya Vaishnava temples and memorials==
[[File:Yogapith, Mayapur.jpg|thumb|alt=A white ornate structure with a pyramidal pointed dome standing on the bank of a pond and surrounded by trees|Yogapith temple at Mayapur, established by [[Bhaktivinoda Thakur]] in the 1880s.]]

There are a number of [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism|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 [[Caitanya Mahaprabhu|Gaura]]-[[Nityananda|Nitai]] throughout.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

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.

[[File:Idols of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Jagannath, Balarama, Subhadra and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (ISKCON Mayapur) in Mayapur, Nadia, West Bengal, India.jpg|thumb|Idols of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, [[Jagannath]], Balarama, Subhadra and [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] at the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (ISKCON Mayapur) in Mayapur.]]
The most prominent attraction in Mayapur is the [[Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, Mayapur|Temple of Vedic Planetarium]] built by ISKCON which is the world's largest temple.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Temple of the Vedic Planetarium - Home|url=https://tovp.org/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Temple of the Vedic Planetarium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISKCON's Mayapur in West Bengal temple to be world's biggest|url=https://telanganatoday.com/iskcons-mayapur-in-west-bengal-temple-to-be-worlds-biggest|publisher=Telangana Today|access-date=2020-08-12}}</ref> Also there is Srila Prabhupada's Pushpa Samadhi Mandir, a memorial to ISKCON's founder. The main shrine is surrounded by a [[museum]] depicting Srila Prabhupada's life,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Mayapur|title=Guide for winter celebration at Mayapur}}</ref> using fiberglass exhibits. Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir or the main temple has 3 main altars, Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Panca-tattva and Lord Narasimha Deva. These Pancha Tattva deities are the largest deities of Pancha Tattva in the world.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} 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 [[Gaura-purnima|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|date=April 2020}}

==Transport==
[[Kolkata]] is about 100 km from Mayapur. The nearest airport is [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]] which is around 86 km (53 mi) away. It can easily be accessed through roads, although there is no proper rail connectivity. But it can be reached through [[Nabadwip Dham]] station. It can also be accessed through Delhi Road, then from Magra, to Nabadwip Dham Rail Gate and Krishnanagar and take left from NH-34.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
Mayapur Ferry ghat at Mayapur, Nadia 02.jpg|Mayapur Ferry ghat
Samadhi Mandir of Srila Prabhupada, Mayapur 07102013 04.jpg|Samadhi Mandir of [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada|Srila Prabhupada]]
Main gate of ISKCON, Mayapur 07102013.jpg|Main gate of ISKCON Mayapur
Crossing the Jalangi river at Mayapur.JPG|The Ganges river at Mayapur
ISKCON Campus - Mayapur - Nadia 2017-08-15 2005.JPG|ISKCON Campus
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Nabadwip]]
* [[Nrisingha Temple, Nadia]]
* [[Nityananda]]
* [[Vrindavan]]

==Footnotes==
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==References==
{{refbegin}}

* {{citation
|last = Dasa |first = Shukavak N.
|title = Hindu Encounter with Modernity: Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda, Vaiṣṇava Theologian
|year = 1999
|publisher = Sanskrit Religions Institute
|place = Los Angeles, CA
|isbn = 1-889756-30-X
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KHvXAAAAMAA
|edition = revised, illustrated
|access-date = 31 January 2014
}}
* {{cite thesis
|last = Fuller |first = Jason Dale
|title = Bhaktivinode Thakur and the transformation of religious authority among the Gauḍīya Vaisṣṇavas In nineteenth-century Bengal
|type = Ph.D.
|url = http://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3179733/
|year = 2005
|publisher = University of Pennsylvania
|access-date = 8 June 2014
|id = UMI Microform 3179733
}}
{{refend}}

==External links==

* [http://www.gosai.com/chaitanya/pilgrimages/mayapur/ Yoga-Pitha - Holy birthplace of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]
* [http://www.remembermayapur.com Mayapur in photos & video clips]
* [http://www.mayapur.com Sri Mayapur Dham, ISKCON Mayapur main site]
* [http://www.iskcon.org.uk/mayapur_design/ ISKCON Mayapur Design Archive]
* [http://www.salagram.net/sstp-Mayapur.html Murtis in ISKCON Mayapur]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050925075024/http://www.dharmakshetra.com/holy%20land/mayapura.html Mayapur/Navadvipa]
* [https://www.gangasagar-tourism.com/ MayaPur Dham Yatra]
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