Nabadwip

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Nabadwip (Bengali pronunciation: [nɔbodːip]), also spelt Navadwip (নবদ্বীপ), historically known as Nadia, is a heritage city in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal under the Presidency division. It is a historical holy place of Hindus, and is the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Located on the western bank of the Hooghly River at its confluence with Jalangi River, it is considered to have been founded in 1063 CE and even more earlier, and served as the old capital of the Sena dynasty.And it also served once upon a time as the capital of antibioted Bengal. A center of Sanskrit learning and philosophy in medieval India, the city 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 (1486–1534) was born here. It was after Chaitanya Mahaprabhu...

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