Gaudiya Vaishnava Association (GVA)

is a spiritual congregation striving to enlighten everyone about the most important goal of life - Krishna Consciousness or unconditional love and devotion to Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. GVA's sole aim is to promote peace and harmony by spreading spiritual knowledge and remove the misery caused by hankering for material gains in today's materialistic world. Under the spiritual guidance of Swami B. S. Tirtha Maharaj, GVA welcomes everyone, without any distinction, to take part in its activities such as prayer meetings, sankirtans, cultural activities and private discussions. Daily Bhagavad Gita classes and weekly feast programmes are held at the GVA Temples in Navi Mumbai and Kolkata. Other GVA Centres are in New Delhi, London and in the USA.

Gauda 

is the sacred land in India between the Himalayan Mountains and the north of the Vindhya Hills. Called Gauda Desh or Gauda Country, it was also known as Aryavarta or the Land of the Aryas. It covers Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal . Later, Bengal became popular as Gauda Desh.

Vasihnava

means 'Related to Vishnu' - the Supreme Lord. The original source of Lord Vishnu is Lord Krishna, Who says in the Gita that all living beings are part of Him. Hence everyone, as a soul, is basically a Vaishnava. The Vaishnavas accept that Lord Vishnu/LordKrishna is the Supreme Person.

Gaudiya Vaishnavism 

The Gaudiya Vaishnavas believe that one should love God and not fear Him. Since the lover and the beloved must possess a form to give and receive love, the Gaudiya Vaishnavas worship Lord Krishna Who has all transcendental attributes of Godhood. TheGaudiya Vaishnavas thus display the highest levels of this loving relationship.Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, non-different from Krishna, is the supreme role model for alldevotees, Who laid the foundation of Gaudiya Vaishnavism over five centuries ago in Bengal. Through the chanting of the Holy Names of Lord Krishna, He distributed transcendental love and unfolded the secret for entering into the highest eternal loving relationship with the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna.