Place:Mayapur, West Bengal, India

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NameMayapur
Alt namesMāyāpursource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity or town
Coordinates22.417°N 88.117°E
Located inWest Bengal, India
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Mayapur, previously known as Miyapur, is a neighbourhood of Bamanpukur, in the Nabadwip CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is situated adjacent to Nabadwip, at the confluence of two rivers, where the waters of the Jalangi River mix with Bhagirathi, a distributary of the Ganges. It is located about 130 km north of Kolkata. Along with Nabadwip, it is considered a spiritual place by the adherents of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

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