Caitanya Mahāprabhu of Nabadwip
Deities

Caitanya Mahāprabhu of Nabadwip

Caitanya — the Bhakti-movement founder-saint, incarnation of Krishna

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 1486 CE birth; Nabadwip pilgrimage tradition from 16th c.

Caitanya Mahāprabhu of Nabadwip

Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava / Gauḍīya

The Place

  • Location: Nabadwip, Nadia (23.4073°N, 88.3692°E) West Bengal
  • Historical: 1486 CE birth; Nabadwip pilgrimage tradition from 16th c.

Story

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu (1486–1534 CE) was born in Nabadwip (West Bengal) — the central town of the Bengali Bhakti movement. In Gauḍīya theology, Caitanya IS Krishna himself, returned to earth to teach the nāma-saṅkīrtana (singing Krishna's name). His saṅkīrtana-movement transformed Bengali culture and is the spiritual ancestor of ISKCON globally. His birthplace (Māyāpur, across the Ganges from Nabadwip) is now an ISKCON world-center; the Candranātha-dvīpa temple in Nabadwip is the original Caitanya site. The annual Dola Pūrṇimā / Gaura Pūrṇimā (his birth-tithi) draws a million pilgrims.

Worship & Mantra

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare / Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare

Festival Cycle

  • Gaura Pūrṇimā (Caitanya's birth-anniversary) (Phālguna (Feb–Mar), 7 days)

Why This Entry Matters

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📖 Stories

  • The narrative of Caitanya Mahāprabhu of Nabadwip
    **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu** (1486–1534 CE) was born in Nabadwip (West Bengal) — the central town of the Bengali Bhakti movement. In Gauḍīya theology, Caitanya IS Krishna himself, returned to earth to teach the **nāma-saṅkīrtana** (singing Krishna's name). His saṅkīrtana-movement transformed Bengali culture and is the spiritual ancestor of ISKCON globally. His birthplace (**Māyāpur**, across the Ganges from Nabadwip) is now an ISKCON world-center; the **Candranātha-dvīpa** temple in Nabadwip is the original Caitanya site. The annual **Dola Pūrṇimā / Gaura Pūrṇimā** (his birth-tithi) draws a million pilgrims.
    — Hagiography + sthala-puranam

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• aarati
• abhisheka
• naivedya
Puja sequence
  1. water/milk abhisheka
  2. flowers
  3. prasadam

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Gaura Pūrṇimā (Caitanya's birth-anniversary)
    Phālguna (Feb–Mar) · 7 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional