About Mayapur Academy

Mayapur Academy is a joint educational initiative of the Mayapur Deity Department and ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry.

Our goal is to train brahmanas that are capable of fulfilling the needs of ISKCON communities.

The Mayapur Academy is located at ISKCON Mayapur, situated on the beautiful banks of the Ganges River, in Sridhama Mayapur, West Bengal.

Our thanks must go to our growing network of volunteers and well-wishers. Without their support in the form of service and donations, Mayapur Academy would not be where it is today. Remember, you could be part of our team too, raising brahminical consciousness worldwide. Why not volunteer, or help support our project?

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Studying in Mayapur

In his Navadvipa-Dhama-Mahatmya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains the while most holy dhamas reduce in potency during the Kali Yuga, only Sri Mayapur actually continues to increase in sakti. Srila Prabhupada also stated that any service done in Mayapur is worth one thousand times the same service done elsewhere. From this perspective one can see how valuable is the experience to study in Sri Mayapur Dhama.

Situated on the beautiful banks of the Ganga, approximately 100 miles north of Kolkata, Sri Mayapur has been known as a center of learning throughout India since ancient times.

The dig-vijay scholar Keshava Bharati came to Navadvip some 500 years ago, because he knew that if he could defeat the renowned scholars of Navadvip, his fame would increase unlimitedly. Of course he didn't know that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the form of the young Nimai Pandit, would be waiting to debate with him on the banks of the Ganga.

In our present climate also, the peace and sanctified atmosphere of Sri Mayapur are extremely conducive to the study of the devotional arts. Devotees who are serving throughout the world can take some time to stay in Mayapur, and deeply immerse themselves in the mood of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas, nourishing their devotional creeper, and deepening their realisations to be able to return and serve with more
focus and purpose in their home temples.