Jaya Nitai!! This is what we heard when we neared Ekachakra Dham. Everyone responded to our "Hare Krishna" with an exuberant "Jai Nitai". That left us all responding "Jai Nitai" too. We were on the holy birth place of Lord Nityananda. Our car drove right up to the newly built ISKCON centre in Ekachakra Dham. After refreshing ourselves, we set out to explore Nitai's village!

Cow dung patties! Clean fuel, eco-friendly and… what an art!!

We walked to the entrance of the temple which marks the birthplace of Lord Nityananda.It is undergoing renovation. They did not allow cameras inside, but we picked up the pictures of the deity from their stall!

Nitai’s cows!

Our devotee friend brought us to a place where we saw an impression made by Lord Nityananda’s earring!! Amazing place. So’on a crowd gathered around us, mostof them were curious boys, shouting “Jai Nitai”, like Lord Nityananda was just playing amongst them!

Our devotee friend uncovers the impression … awesome isn’t it?

Then we reached the tree where Lord Nityananda’s umbilical cord was buried.

Just nearby is the Padmavati Kund. There’s hardly any water left … this is early January.Once Padmavati, Lord Nityanada’s mother expressed her desire to bathe in all the sacred rivers . Here Lord Nityananda invited all the holy rivers to assemble to fulfill his mother’s desrie.

This is the temple of Lord Bankim Raya. The priest there told us that Lord Nitai finished His pastimes by entering into this Deity.

This is the exact location where Bankim Raya was found. We walked through some fields to reach here.