History of BengalThe history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Karimganj district, located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, at the apex of the Bay of Bengal and dominated by the fertile Ganges delta. The region was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Gangaridai, a powerful kingdom whose war elephant forces led the withdrawal of Alexander the Great from India.
ShantipurSantipur is a city and a municipality in the Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Garh (calling or gathering room) is thought to have been built by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia. Santipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet). Santipur is famous for handloom sarees from ancient times. After the partition of India, many weavers came from Dhaka of Bangladesh and started to reside here in Phulia region, which is a Panchayat area of Santipur.
VishnouismeLe vishnouisme (vaishnavisme) est un courant de l'hindouisme basé sur le système philosophique et religieux du Védanta. Sa pratique est la dévotion (bhakti) envers Vishnou comme Dieu suprême en tant que tel ou à travers ses incarnations Krishna et Rāma. C'est l'une des plus importantes expressions spirituelles de l'hindouisme avec le shivaïsme. Le nom des dévots de la divinité, les vishnouites, est vaishnava (vaiṣṇava en sanskrit ; devanāgarī : वैष्णव), mais il désigne aussi toute chose en relation avec elle.
MayapurMayapur () 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 the Bhagirathi, a tributary 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.
HooghlyLe Hooghly (en bengali bg, autrefois appelé Ougly) est un large cours d'eau d'Inde. Long de quelque 250 kilomètres il constitue la branche occidentale et un défluent du Gange recevant de plus les eaux de deux affluents importants, le Damodar et le Rupnarayan. Le Hooghly se forme à Santipur près de la ville de Baharampur, traverse la moitié méridionale de l'État du Bengale-Occidental du nord au sud, passe entre les villes jumelles d'Howrah et de Calcutta et se jette dans le golfe du Bengale près de Namkhana.
District de MaldaMalda district, also spelt Maldah or Maldaha (malda, maldɔɦ, often maldɔɦo), is a district in West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km (215 miles) north of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. Mango, jute and silk are the most notable products of this district. The special variety of mango, Fazli, produced in this region is popularly known by the name of the district and is exported across the world and is internationally acclaimed.
Association internationale pour la conscience de Krishnathumb|upright=1.5|Des dévots de Krishna chantant dans une rue de Leipzig. L'association internationale pour la conscience de Krishna (en anglais : International Society for Krishna Consciousness), appelée par son acronyme anglais ISKCON (et dont les membres sont communément appelés « Hare Krishna » à cause du Maha mantra chanté par ses adeptes) s'inscrit dans le mouvement de la bhakti, dédié à Krishna. Elle est fondée en 1966 à New York dans la vogue New Age par A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977).
Gaudiya VaishnavismGaudiya Vaishnavism (), also known as Chaitanya Vaishnavism, is a Vaishnava Hindu religious movement inspired by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) in India. "Gaudiya" refers to the Gaura or Gauḍa region of Bengal (present-day Malda district of West Bengal and Rajshahi district of Bangladesh), with Vaishnavism meaning "the worship of Vishnu". Specifically, it is part of Krishnaism—Krishna-centric Vaishnavite traditions.
