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Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti
Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti (or GVS) (Regd No S/9517) of was founded by Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Maharaja on April 1940 (Akshay Tritiya, Baishakh 1347 according to Bengali Hindu Calender) in a rented house at Bosepara Lane, Kolkata, West Bengal (India). Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math situated at Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal (India) is its head quarter. Its core beliefs are based on the Hindu scriptures, particularly the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, which has had adherents in India since the late 15th century started by Sri Chaitanya Mahapravu. Its main aim and objective is to preach and practice the religion of Shri Chaitanya Mahapravu based on Vedanta and all other revealed scriptures such as Srimat Bhagabat, Gita, etc as preached and propagated by Bhaktivinode Thakur and Shrila Bhaktishiddhanta Saraswati Pravupad.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCON, was initiated into the sannyasa order on 17 September 1959 in one of the branch temple of Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti in Mathura by Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Maharaja, and gave him the name Bhaktivedanta Swami. All initiated Sannyasis from Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti gets the title Bhaktivedanta (or BV) as predecessor to his sannyas name.

Temples established by Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti

 * 1) Shri Devananda Gaudiya Math (Head Office) - Teghoripara, Nabadwip, Nadia, WB
 * 2) Shri Uddharan Gaudiya Math, Chowmatha, Chinsurah, Hooghly, WB
 * 3) Shri Siddhabat Gaudiya Math, Sidhabari, Rup Narayanpur, Burdhaman, WB
 * 4) Shri Pichhalda Gaudiya Math, Pichhalda, Ishwarpur, Medinapur, WB
 * 5) Shri Keshavji Gaudiya Math, Kanshtila, Mathura, UP
 * 6) Shri Golokganj Gaudiya Math, Golokganj, Goalpara, Assam
 * 7) Shri Narottam Gaudiya Math, Aravinda Lane, Coochbehar, WB
 * 8) Shri Jabat Gaudiya Ashram, Japat Mahalla, Kalna, Burdhman, WB
 * 9) Shri Gopalji Gaudiya Prachar Kendra, Korant, Randiyahat, Orrissa
 * 10) Shri Gaudiya Sevashram, Old Kachhari Road, Mathabanga, Coochbihar, WB
 * 11) Shri Vasudev Gaudiya Math, Basugaon, Goalpara, Assam
 * 12) Shri Trigunatit Samadhi Ashram, Gadhkhali, Nabadwip, Nadia, WB
 * 13) Shri Keshav Goswami Gaudiya Math, Shaktigarh, Siliguri, Darjeeling, WB
 * 14) Shri Nilachal Gaudiya Math, Gaurbatsahi, Swargadwar, Puri, Orrissa
 * 15) Shri Meghalaya Gaudiya Math, Tura, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya