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Sri Mayapur is a sublimely beautiful village on the sacred bank of river Ganga, lovingly known as mother Ganga. Geographically, it's situated around 130km north of Calcutta Kolkata in West Bengal state of India. ISKCON International Society for Krishna Consciousness or the Hare Krishna movement has its headquarters here. It is the birthplace of Sri Krishna Chaitanya, who appeared in 14th century, 1486, incarnation of Krishna according to local and broader belief. He is the one who started the Hare Krishna movement- he was the first to teach widespread mass chanting and singing of the Hare Krishna mantra.Mayapur is 130 km north of Calcutta and across the Ganges from the city of Navadvipa.Mayapur is one of the most sacred and peaceful areas in all of India.
