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Navadvipa

Nabadwip
নবদ্বীপ
Navadvipa
oxford of east
City
Nickname(s): Spiritual Capital of the World
Nabadwip is located in West Bengal
Nabadwip
Nabadwip
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°25′N 88°22′E / 23.42°N 88.37°E / 23.42; 88.37Coordinates: 23°25′N 88°22′E / 23.42°N 88.37°E / 23.42; 88.37
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Established 1063
Government
 • Type Municipality
Area
 • City 98.01 km2 (37.84 sq mi)
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City 125,543
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Urban 175,474
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 741302
Telephone code 03472
Vehicle registration WB 52
Lok Sabha constituency Ranaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency Nabadwip
MLA Pundarikakhya Saha
MP Tapas Mandal
Website

nadia.nic.in

www.nabadwipmunicipality.org

nadia.nic.in

Nabadwip (/ˌnæbəˈdwp/) is a city under Municipal administration in the district of Nadia in West Bengal, (India). It is seated on the western bank of the Bhagirathi river. The Bhagirathi river originally flowed down the west of Nabadwip in the past, forming a natural boundary between the districts of Bardhaman and Nadia. With time it has shifted its course to where it is at present, cutting the city off from the rest of the Nadia district. It is considered to have been founded in 1063 AD, which served as the old capital of the Sena dynasty. It was a center of learning and philosophy in medieval India and is still noted for its traditional Sanskrit schools. The Navya Nyaya school of logic reached its peak with the efforts of some well known contemporary philosophers of Nabadwip. The great Vaishnava saint, social reformer and an important figure of the Bhakti movement, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1533) was born here, for whose sake, this place has turned into an important center of pilgrimage for the Vaishnavs world wide as well as the Hindoos in general. Many devotees who adhere to the Gaudiya sect of Vaishnavism come to Nabadwip for pilgrimage on the auspicious occasion of the Birthday celebration of Shri Mahaprabhu on the Phalguni Purnima (i.e. on the Full moon day of the March every year), and for various festivals in relation to Leelas of Shri Mahaprabhu like Sri Nabadwip-mandala Parikrama and other festivities like Dol yatra, Ras purnima Gaura-purnima.


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