City-information
for Shri Chaitanya's Birthpalace
This is the place where Lord Chaitanya appeared underneath a neem tree. To mark the birthplace there is a small house with deities of Lord Chaitanya's father, Jagannath Misra; His mother, Sacidevi; and baby Nimai, which was Lord Chaitanya's name as a boy. He appeared on the evening of the full moon of the month of Phalguna (Feb/March) 1486.
When you walk in the gate, there is a temple dedicated to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur to your right. To your left is the main temple which has about a 100 foot high tower. The Deities on the left altar are Radha-Madhava with two Deities of Lord Chaitanya. The Deities on the center altar are Lord Chaitanya and His two wives-Vishnupriya and Laksmipriya. Also on this altar is a small four-armed Deity of Adhoksaja Vishnu, which was discovered during the temple excavation. Adhoksaja Vishnu was the worshipable Deity of Jagannath Misra. On the right altar is the Panca-tattva, which includes (left to right): Advaita Acarya, Lord Nityananda, Lord Chaitanya, Gadadhara, and Srivasa Thakur. In front of them is a Deity of Lord Jagannath.
In back of the main hall there are Laksmi Narasimha Deities, which are over 60 years old. There are also Gaura-Gadadhara Deities. Behind the birth-site is a Siva-linga called Vridha Siva or Ksetra-pala, the protector of the holy dhama.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur personally went door to door to raise funds for the construction of the original temple memorialising Lord Chaitanya's birth place. To get here you make a right when you come out of the ISKCON Temple gate and then go about 1 1/2 km.
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