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Detailed explanation-1: -Home / Kolkata / World’s first Museum on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu opens at Baghbazar . World’s first ever museum dedicated only to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has been recently inaugurated at Baghbazar by Gaudiya Mission.

Detailed explanation-2: -Appearance of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared at Sridhama Mayapura, in the city of Navadvipa in Bengal, on the Phalguni Purnima evening in the year 1486 AD. His father, Sri Jagannatha Mishra, a learned brahmana from the district of Sylhet, came to Navadvipa as a student.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chaitanya, also spelled Caitanya, in full Shri Krishna Chaitanya, also called Gauranga, original name Vishvambhara Mishra, (born 1485, Navadvipa, Bengal, India-died 1533, Puri, Orissa), Hindu mystic whose mode of worshipping the god Krishna with ecstatic song and dance had a profound effect on Vaishnavism in Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the great sage of Dakshineswar, who lived in the 19th century, emphasised the bhakti marga of Chaitanya, whom he referred to as “Gauranga.” (The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna).

Detailed explanation-5: -Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, born in 1485 C.E. in Bengal, served as the last guru in the acharya tradition of Vaishnavism. He attained popularity due to his love for meditation and his intense devotion. He popularised the chant of the Hare Krishna maha mantra, which gradually spread to the whole of Bengal.