Belpukura

Śrīpāṭa of Nīlāmbara Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the maternal grandfather of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Belpukura is situated in the district of Nadia at the north border of Sīmantadvīpa in Navadvīpa Dhāma. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s maternal grandfather, Nīlāmbara Cakravartī Ṭhākura Mahāśaya came here from Śrīhaṭṭa (Presently Sileṭa of Bangladesh) and established the Śrīpāṭa. The worship of his Deity Śrī Madana-gopāla is performed here. The worshipers of this place still say that this Deity is 1700 years old. ‘Bhaktivedanta Swami Charity Trust’ of Māyāpur, Nadia (Founder: HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda) has renovated this temple.

A little north of Belpukura is the place of Pañca-vakra Śiva. The four sons (Catuṣkumāra) of Brahmā performed austerities (Tapasyā) here and they gave initiation mantra to Nimbārkācārya, the founder of the Kumāra Sampradāya. Adjacent to Pañca-vakra Śiva there is a lake named Śrīphala which is known as ‘Bilva Puṣkariṇī’.