About Mayapur
Mayapur is located on the banks of the river Ganges in Nadia District of West Bengal, India, 130 KM north of Kolkata. It is famous all over the world as the Head Quarters of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). Mayapur is also considered as a holy place by many other traditions in India. Being the birth place of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Mayapur holds a special significance for the followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Every year millions of pilgrims from all parts of world visit Sridham Mayapur. There are more than 1000 temples in Mayapur and some of them are more than 500 years old.
Mayapur is located on the banks of the river Ganges in Nadia District of West Bengal, India, 130 KM north of Kolkata. It is famous all over the world as the Head Quarters of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness). Mayapur is also considered as a holy place by many other traditions in India. Being the birth place of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Mayapur holds a special significance for the followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Every year millions of pilgrims from all parts of world visit Sridham Mayapur. There are more than 1000 temples in Mayapur and some of them are more than 500 years old.
About ISKCON Mayapur
ISKCON Mayapur is the spiritual world headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Established in 1970 ISKCON Mayapur attracts millions of pilgrims from all over the world. There is a huge community of devotees in mayapur from different parts of the world practicing vedic culture and living a simple life.
ISKCON has played a very vital role in developing Mayapur as an international pilgrimage spot. For many people all over the world Mayapur means ISKCON Mayapur. Spreading in an area of more than — acres ISKCON Mayapur campus has all the facilities for the visitors like luxurious guest houses, restaurant, ATM center, shopping complexes etc.
There are more than 6 luxurious guest houses in ISKCON Mayapur having more than 500 rooms for accommodating the guests. More than 3000 guests can be accommodated at a time inside the campus. The guest houses have both AC and Non AC room facility.
Some of the attractions in Sridham Mayapur are as follows:
1. Dieties of Sri Sri Radha Madhava, Nrisimha Deva and Panchatattva.
2. Prabupada Pushpa Smadhi Mandir
3. Gurukula
4. Goshala
5. Ganges boat ride
6. International Devotee Community.
Upto ten thousand pilgrims visit Srila Prabhupada’s Samadhi memorial each day.
Six guest houses accommodate up to three thousand pilgrims a night.
There are 2 large dining halls where more than a thousand guests can savor Krishna prasadam at one time.
Mayapur’s Gosala offers to thousands of a visitors a chance to care for the cows and teach everyone the importance of cow protection.