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Excavating and Developing the Birthplace of Lord Caitanya at Māyāpur

Exact Words of His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda
“And he excavated the birthplace of Lord Caitanya, organized how to develop that birth site, Māyāpur.”
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 3, 1971
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From the Appearance Day lecture in London, September 3, 1971, highlighting Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's historical achievement in discovering and establishing the Yoga-pīṭha at Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

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