Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math

Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math
श्री देवानंद गौडीय मठ, শ্রী দেবানন্দ গৌড়ীয় মঠ
The Spire of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math, Nabadwip, West Bengal
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Nadia
Deity	Sri Gauranga, Radha Vinod Bihari Jiu, Lakshmi Varahadev, Jagannath Dev, Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Prabhupad, Bhakti Prajnana Keshav Goswami Thakur, Bhakti Vedanta Baman Goswami Maharaj
Festivals	Dolyatra, Ratha Yatra, Jhulan-Janmashtami, Bhakti Prajnan Keshav Goswami Maharaj and Bhakti Vedanta Vaman Goswami Maharaj's Vyas Puja & Tirobhav Mahotsav
Location
Location	Teghori Pada
State	West Bengal
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	23.3976678°N 88.3629921°E / 23.3976678; 88.3629921
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple architecture
Creator	Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja
Completed	1940
Website
www.facebook.com/SrilaGurudeva

Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math (also Matha, or Mutt) is situated at Teghori Pada in Nabadwip dham of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India, and is a matha and prominent holy place of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas and the headquarters of the Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. It is in the middle of the place formerly known as Koladvipa. It receives thousands of devotees every year.

Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti

The Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti or Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti (GVS) is the one of oldest Gaudiya Vaishnava missionary and monastic organisations, established in 1940 in British India. It was founded by Bhakti Prajnan Keshava.

Gallery

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  The dome of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math.
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  The entrance (torana) of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math.
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  Samadhi Mandir of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja and Srila Bhakti Vedanta Bamana Goswami Maharaja.
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  Samadhi of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja.
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  Samadhi of Srila Bhakti Vedanta Bamana Goswami Maharaja.
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  Sri Koladeva, or Varahadeva, the presiding deity of Sri Koladvipa.
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See also

• Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami

References

Bibliography

Secondary sources

• Broo, Måns (2003). As good as God: the guru in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism (PDF). Åbo: Åbo Akademi University Press. ISBN 951-765-132-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-06.
• Brzezinski, Jan (2004). "Charismatic Renewal and Institutionalization in the History of Gaudiya Vashnavism and the Gaudiya Math". In Bryant, Edwin F.; Ekstrand, Maria L. (eds.). The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 73–96. ISBN 0-231-12256-X.
• Rosen, Steven J. (1994). Vaishnavism: Contemporary Scholars Discuss the Gaudiya Tradition. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 81-208-1235-2.
• Sherbow, Paul H. (2004). "A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami's Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vashnavism". In Bryant, Edwin F.; Ekstrand, Maria L. (eds.). The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 129–46. ISBN 0-231-12256-X.

Primary sources

• Maharaja, Swami Bhaktivedanta Narayan (2008). Sri Navadvipa-dhama – page 171. Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti (GVS). ISBN 978-8186737569.
• Maharaja, Swami Bhaktivedanta Narayan (1999). Acarya Kesari Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami – His Life and Teachings (1st ed.). GVP. pp. 571 pages. ISBN 81-86737-14-6.
• Maharaja, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana (2005). Sri Navadvipa-dhama and Prominent Holy Places of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas in Sri Gauda-mandala. Gaudiya Vedanta Publications. ISBN 81-86737-56-1.
• Dasa Goswami, Satsvarupa (2002). Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). p. 1191. ISBN 0-89213-357-0.

External links

• Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti official website
• The Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Disciplic Succession and Its Unique Characteristics of Which We are a Part
• Navadvipa Parikrama 2010 - Sripad Madhava Maharaja translated into English Srila Gurudeva’s short Bengali discourse.
• Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami - The founder of Sri Devananda Gaudiya Matha.^[usurped]