Ekachakra (Sanskrit:एकचक्र, Bangla: একচক্র) is a small village, located 20 km away from the town of Rampurhat in the Birbhum District of West Bengal[1]. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Rampurhat (alternatively Rampur Hat; in Bengali রামপুরহাট is a city and a Municipality Birbhum (বীরভূম is a district in West Bengal state of India West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. Within Hindu tradition, the five Pandavas from the epic, Mahabharata are described as staying in Ekachakra during their years in excile. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (or Pandawa brothers ( Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ are the five acknowledged sons of It is also famous as the birthplace of Nityananda Rama[2] (b 1474 CE), a principle religious figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Nityananda ( Bangla: শ্রী নিত্যানন্দ (b 1474 CE a Vaishnava saint is famous as a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya Gaudiya Vaishnavism (also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism) is a Vaishnava religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534 in India
The village extends north and south for an area of about eight miles. Other villages, namely Viracandra-pura and Virabhadra-pura, are situated within the area of the village of Ekacakra. In honor of Virabhadra Goswami (the son of Nityananda), these places are renowned as Viracandra-pura and Virabhadra-pura. Nityananda ( Bangla: শ্রী নিত্যানন্দ (b 1474 CE a Vaishnava saint is famous as a primary religious figure within the Gaudiya
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Garbhavasa
This is said to be the actual birthplace of Nityananda. In the Janmasthan Mandir there is a deity of Nitai (Nityananda) worshipped by a local brahmin family. A Hindu temple or Mandir ( Sanskrit: मंदिर is a house of worship for Hindus followers of Hinduism. Brahmin ( Brāhmaṇa, sa ब्राह्मणः is the class of educators scholars and preachers in Brahminical Hinduism. Hadai Pandita Bhavan is the site of the original house of Nityananda’s father. The small white temple next to Nitai Kund marks the exact spot where Nityananda was born. There are two banyan trees by this temple that are said to have existed since the time of Nityananda. A banyan is a fig that starts its life as an Epiphyte when its Seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host Tree (or on structures like
In the center of the main altar of the temple is a deity of Lord Nityananda. See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always To his left, with his hands raised, is Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Caitanya, IAST caitanya mahāprabhu) ( Bengali চৈতন্য মহাপ্রভূ (1486 - On Nityananda’s right is Advaita Acharya. Advaita Acharya ( 1434 - 1539) He is also considered to be a guru of great saint Haridasa Thakur. The side altar has deities of Radha-Radhakanta and Radha-Srikanta, a large dancing Gouranga in the center, and ten brass sakhis at the bottom. For Radha the mother of Karna from Mahabharata see Radha (Mahabharata Radha (Devanagari राधा IAST Rādhā is the principal Gouranga (guˈrəŋgə is a term popularized by the Hare Krishna movement as a word meaning 'be happy' The temple was constructed by Prasannakumara Karapharma.
Mala Tala
There is an old Pippala tree here called 'Mala Tala'. The Sacred Fig ( Ficus religiosa) or Bo-Tree (from the Sinhala bo) is a Species of Banyan Fig Just before Nityananda departed the village in his youth, Hadai Pandita came here and chanted japa under this tree. Japa ( Sanskrit: जप is a Spiritual discipline involving the meditative repetition of a Mantra or name of God. Mala means “japa beads” and tala means “tree. A Japa mala or mala (Sanskritsa माला mālā meaning Garland) is a set of Beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists ” When Nitai was about to depart Hadai Pandita left his japa beads here due to anxiety.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came to Ekacakra many years after Nityananda left. It is said that at that time Chaitanya left his flower garland on a branch of this tree. Mala also means “garland. ” Therefore also for this reason this tree was called Mala Tala.
Hantugada Tirtha
(Also known as Jahnu Kund) It is said that Nitai brought all the sacred waters from all the holy places to this kunda to save the local residents from having to journey to the Ganges to take a sacred bath. The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent It is named Hantugada because Nityananda Prabhu used to perform the Dadhi-cida festival of distributing chipped rice with yogurt prasadam here and He would take the prasada while kneeling down. Prasāda ( Sanskrit: प्रसाद marathi:प्रसाद prasād / prashad ( Hindi) Prasāda in (Kannada prasādam
Pandava Tala
This place is a five minute walk (400m) into the fields, southeast of Nityananda’s birthplace. It is surrounded by a group of Keli-kadamba trees. The Kadamba Dynasty ( Kannada:ಕದಂಬರು (345 - 525 CE was an ancient royal family of Karnataka that ruled from Banavasi in present The Pandavas are said to have lived here with their mother, Kunti, when they were exiled to the forest. In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (or Pandawa brothers ( Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ are the five acknowledged sons of Kunti ( Sanskrit: कुंती is the mother of the eldest three of the Pandava brothers from the Indian epic Mahābhārata.
Bankima Raya Mandira
The current deity within the Bankima Raya temple was found by Nityananda himself, within the Yamuna river of Ekachakra. See also List of deities A deity is a Postulated Preternatural or Supernatural Being, who is always The deity was then installed in a temple that is now submerged within Jahnu kunda by Nityananda Prabhu. Devotees from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness have since excavated the submerged temple and have built a new temple for Bankima Raya. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON) also known as 'the Hare Krishna ' movement is one of several Vaishnava groups Nityananda is believed to have merged within this deity at the time of his disappearance, after which the deity of Jahnava Mata (Nityananda's wife) was placed beside him. In this temple there is also a small samadhi of Virachandra Goswami.
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