Ramkeli village in Malda District of West Bengal, near the India-Bangladesh International border & the old capital of Gaur-Bangla(in the time of Muslim emperor of Nabab Husain Saha), about five miles from the Malda railway station. It is famous as the temporary home of Sri ChaitanyaMahaprabhu’s three great followers Srila Rupa Goswami, Srila Anupam Goswami & Srila Jiva Goswami. Sri Sri Mahaprabhu stayed here with Sriman Nitya Nanda Mahaprabhu a few days on his way to Brindaban. The tamal tree under which Sri Chaitanya Mhaprabhu is said to have meditated is still held sacred. A small temple built under this tree enshrines Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's footprints on stone. There are eight sacred tanks surrounding the temple.
Every year a festival is celebrated on the Jaishthya Sankranti, to commemorate the arrival of Sri Chaitanya. A fair is conducted for one week.
Ramkeli is also the home of many famous devotees, including Sri Nrishinga Acharya Prabhu, the son of Srila Advaita Acharya Prabhu.
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