Madhupur Satra
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Madhupur Satra is a religious institutional center associated with the Ekasarana tradition of Vaishnavism, situated in Cooch Behar, the Indian state of West Bengal.It is established by Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries for religious practices in 16th century during Koch kingdom.The great Bhakti Saint Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva and his disciple Mahapurusha Madhavadeva died here. Madhupur satra is also called as dahmukutor than; 'dahmukut' means 'bhiti' or living houses of ten disciples of Srimanta Sankardeva.The name satra originates in the Bhagavata Purana in Sanskrit, and is used in the sense of an assembly of devotees. ()
Local name: মধুপুর সত্রCoordinates: 26°0'0"N, 89°0'0"E