The Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee visited a series of Hindu holy places in Kolkata North on Monday, 12 February.Published on : Wednesday, February 14, 2018
The Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee visited a series of Hindu holy places in Kolkata North on Monday, 12 February.
The head of the Trinamool Congress offered prayers at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple at Mayapur where she interacted with the priests and monks devoted who are devoted to the services of Lord Krishna.
The Chief Minister said that ISKCON has sought the state government’s help in establishing a world tourism circuit at Mayapur, which is located 136 kms from Kolkata in Nadia district of West Bengal.
To quote Mamata Banerjee, “This will definitely be a new landmark in the religious tourism destination not only in the state and the country, but also in the whole world. It is indeed a wonderful experience for me.”
Banerjee also visited Chaitanya Math and Chand Kazi Mazar on her way to Krishnanagar, the district headquarters of Nadia.
Headquartered in Mayapur, ISKCON is a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization founded in 1966 in New York City, the US.
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