500th anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s coming to Vrindavan celebrated
Q. Whose 500th anniversary for a visit to Vrindavan has been commemorated with support from Ministry of Culture?- Published on 09 Mar 16a. Sri Sri Ravishankar
b. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
c. Swami Vivekanand
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
To commemorate the “500th Anniversary of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s coming to Vrindavan”, Vrindavan Research Institute, Vrindavan has come up with a number of programmes with the financial support of Ministry of Culture. The celebration was marked on 25 November, 2015 on the day of Kartik Purnima, the day of Mahaprabhu’s coming to Vrindavan. Shri N.K. Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Culture will receive ‘Shri Chaitanya Prem Rath’ amidst chanting of Hare Krishna by a group of devotees followed by Nritya Natika.