Nabadwip Dham

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Nabadwip Dham is a major Vaishnava pilgrimage town in West Bengal, India, revered as the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and an important center of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu sacred site
Vaishnava holy place
pilgrimage town
associatedWith Advaita Acharya NERFINISHED
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED
Gaudiya Vaishnava acharyas NERFINISHED
Nityananda Prabhu NERFINISHED
contains Gaudiya Vaishnava monasteries
maths and ashrams
numerous Vaishnava temples
country India
culturalRole center of bhakti and kirtan culture
important site for Bengali religious literature
hasFestival Dol Purnima NERFINISHED
Gaura Purnima NERFINISHED
Rash Yatra NERFINISHED
historicalEra flourished in 15th–16th century with Chaitanya movement
importantFor Bengali Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
knownFor Gaura Purnima celebrations
Rash Yatra festival NERFINISHED
Vaishnava pilgrimage
kirtan and sankirtan traditions
language Bengali
English
Hindi
locatedIn Nadia district NERFINISHED
West Bengal
locatedNear Mayapur NERFINISHED
locatedOn banks of the Bhagirathi River
majorDeity Chaitanya Mahaprabhu NERFINISHED
Krishna NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Krishnanagar NERFINISHED
Navadwip NERFINISHED
partOf Nabadwip area
pilgrimageCircuit Nabadwip Mandala Parikrama NERFINISHED
pilgrimageSeason around Gaura Purnima
region eastern India
religiousSignificance considered non-different from Vrindavan by Gaudiya Vaishnavas
one of the main dhams of Gaudiya Vaishnavas
religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
reveredAs birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
state West Bengal
tourismType religious tourism
spiritual tourism
transport connected by road to Kolkata
served by Nabadwip Dham railway station

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Nadia district containsPlace Nabadwip Dham