Sri Chaitanya Pada Peeth

On 26th December 1930, ŚrīlaPrabhupād along with his Devotees started a journey towards Sri Kurmaksetra . The Singhadwar (Main Gate) of that Temple was very attractive. Shalgram rock is being adorned on the neck of Sri Kurmamadeva by all the owners.SrilaPrabhupada along with the devotees bowed to Srikurmadeva.Priests welcomed Prabhupad with a Garland of Flowers which was first offered to God.
Then SrilaPrabhupad went towards the newly constructed SriChaitanyaPadPith. First ŚrīlaPrabhupād washed the SriPadPith with the water of River Ganga. Then he performed Aarti with fragrant flowers, Chandan, Incense sticks etc. Devotees were doing Kirtan of Mahamantra. After aarti there was HariDhani from all sides. Devotees after giving Puspanjali, followed Prabhupad and prostrated before the Deity. After that ŚrīlaPrabhupād ordered his disciple Brahmacharis to read about Mahaprabhu’s journey of Kurmaksetra from SriChaitanyaCharitamrita.

ei-matayāiteyāitegelākūrma-sthāne
kūrmadekhi’ kailatāṅrestavana-praṇāme
premāveśehāsi’ kāndi’ nṛtya-gītakaila
dekhi’ sarvalokeracittecamatkārahaila
-[Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita Madhya 7.113]

On 27th December 1930, SrilaPrabhupad arrived in Sinhachalmountain. First SrilaPrabhupad washed the ŚrīPada-Pīṭha with the water of River Ganga. Then he performed Aarti with fragrant flowers, Chandan, Incense sticks etc. Devotees after giving Puspanjali, followed Prabhupad and prostrated before the Deity.
After that SrilaPrabhupadordered his disciple Brahmacharis to read about the 8th Chapter of Madhya leela from SriChaitanyaCharitamrita.

pūrva-rīteprabhuāgegamanakarilā
‘jiyaḍa-nṛsiṁha’-kṣetre kata-dine gelā
nṛsiṁhadekhiyākailadaṇḍavat-praṇati
premāveśekailabahunṛtya-gīta-stuti
“śrī-nṛsiṁha, jayanṛsiṁha, jayajayanṛsiṁha
prahlādeśajayapadmā-mukha-padma-bhṛṅga”

-[Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita Madhya 8.3-5]

SrilaPrabhupad went to Kabhur from Sinhachal by Madraj Mail. On 29th December 1930 ,ŚrīlaPrabhupād did the Abhishek Puja (Worship) of Padpith. Sri VasudevPrabhu read Sri Ramanandasangbad from Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita. SribanMaharaj gave a speech on Sri Ramananda Sangbad in English. Advocate Srijukta Surya Narayan Mahaday explained to everybody in Telugu.
This place was earlier in Orissa and Sri Ramananda Ray was the Governor of this place . Here Mahaprabhu met with Sri Ramananda.

pūrvavat ‘vaiṣṇava’ kari’ sarvaloka-gaṇe
godāvarī-tīreprabhuāilā kata-dine
godāvarīdekhi’ ha-ila ‘yamunā’-smaraṇa
tīrevanadekhi’ smṛtihailavṛndāvana

-[Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita Madhya 8.10-11]

On 31st December 1930, SrilaPrabhupad arrived from Kabhur to MangalGiri. Giri was situated at high altitude. Prabhupad climbed the hill along with his Devotees by singing Kirtan. After climbing the hill Prabhupad sat before the newly built Temple at SriChaitanyaPadpith and started speaking HariKatha to his disciples. That day was Ekadashi. After that he asked his disciples to do Kirtan and he himself started doing Abhishek Puja (worship) of Sri GourPadpith. After that he completed Aarti and Puspanjali. Then he completed Pradakshin (moving around the Temple) 3 times. His disciples also followed him by offering Puspanjali and doing Pradakshina. SriHaygribBrahmachari and DevakinandanBrahmachari had already arranged the essential items for doing Puja.

sva-prabhāveloka-sabārakarāñāvismaya
pānā-nṛsiṁheāilāprabhudayā-maya
nṛsiṁhepraṇati-stutipremāveśekaila
prabhuraprabhāvelokacamatkārahaila

-[Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita Madhya 9.66-67]

Around 1511A.D., Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu came to Jajpur and visited the famous temple of Srivaraha Deva there and danced with joy. On 31st December 1930,SrilaPrabhupada established Sri ChaitanyaPadapith at this place.

scalitecaliteāilāyājapura-grāma
varāha-ṭhākuradekhi’ karilāpraṇāma
nṛtya-gītakailapremebahutastavana
yājapure se rātrikarilāyāpana

-[Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita Madhya 5.3-4]

On 2nd April, 1934 Srila Prabhupad arrived in ChatraBhog and established SriChaitanyaPadpith in memory of Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu. Ambulinga Shiv is here. Mahaprabhu travelled here. This place is located in 24parganas.

eimataprabhujāhnabīrakūlekūle
āilenachatrabhogamahākutūhale
jalamayaśivaliṅgaācheseisthāne
ambuliṅgaghāṭakari bale sarbbajane

-[Sri ChaitanyaBhagbathAntya 2.60-63]

There is a mention of SriMandarmountain in Puranas. In Satya Yuga, during SamudraManthan (the churning of Milky Ocean) Suras (Angels) and Asuras (Demons) used this mountain as a “Manthandanda” to churn the Divine ocean of Milk. “MandareMadhusudan”.ChaitanyaMahaprabhu came here to see Sri Madhusudan.

Dharm’ma-kathā, bākē.-Bākya, parihāsa-rasē.
Mandārēā’ilāprabhukatēkadibasē.
Dēkhiẏāmandārēmadhusūdanatathāẏa
bhramilēnasakalaparbbatasbalīlāẏa.

-[Sri ChaitanyaBhagbothAdi 17.15]

In 1929, SrilaPrabhupad along with his disciples climbed this Mountain and established Sri ChaitanyaPadpith. The money required to build the Temple was donated by Jamindar Sri Indranarayan Chandra Mahasaya. Mandar is situated in Bhagalpur in Bihar.

Among local people this place is known as “KanaiyarSthan”. This place is surrounded by forest . The Temple is situated on the top of a hill. There is the Deity of Radha and Krishna and Salagram inside the Temple.
On 12 October, 1929, SrilaPrabhupad along with his disciples went to Natsala village and established Sri GouraPadPith. The money required to build the Temple was donated by SrijuktaUpendra Narayan Mandal . During Hari Katha Prabhupad said that Mahaprabhu came here in 1426.

Kānāñiranāṭaśālānāmeekagrāma
Gayāhaiteāsitedekhinuseisthāna.

-[Sri ChaitanyaBhagbothMaddha2/179]

Prātēcaliā’ilā“kānā’iranāṭaśālā”
Dēkhilasakalatāhām̐kr̥ṣṇa-caritralīlā.

-[Sri ChaitanyaCharitamrita Madhya 1.227]