Gaudiya Mission
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See also: Gaudiya Math
The Gaudiya Mission (Bengali: গৌড়ীয় মিশন) is a Gaudiya Vaishnava monastic and missionary organization whose founder acharya is Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874 — 1937). The organisation has been registered since March 1940 in Calcutta, British India under the supervision of the then Acharya Srila Acharyadev (25 Aug 1895 — 8 March 1958[note 1]) alias Bhakti Prasad Puri Goswami after accepting sannyasa in 1939/1941.[2][3]
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গৌড়ীয় মিশন | |
Predecessor | Gaudiya Math |
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Established | March 1940 (84 years ago) (1940-03) |
Founder | Nityalila Pravistha Om Vishnupad Pramhamsa 108 Srimad Bhakti Siddhant Saraswati Goswami Srila Prabhupad |
Founded at | Calcutta, British India |
Type | Religious organisation |
Purpose | Educational, Philanthropic, Religious studies, Spirituality |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Location | |
Coordinates | 22°36′10.224″N 88°22′24.672″E |
Area served | 3 countries |
Official languages | Bengali, Hindi, English |
President-Acharya | Bhakti Sundar Sanyasi Maharaj |
Main organ | Governing Body & Council Body |
Affiliations | Gaudiya Vaishnavism |
Website | gaudiyamission |
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