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Sridhama Mayapur
Educational programs


ISKCON Mayapur has maintained a gurukula school for both Bengali and foreign students since 1974. This school has at times been attended by up to 150 boys, ranging in age from 5 to 20 years. They receive a complete education in both spiritual and material knowledge, taught by dedicated devotees.

The higher education program for brahmanas, led by His Holiness Bhakti Vidya Purna Swami, who has been in Mayapur since the gurukula began, trains qualified brahmanas who later become part of the Deity worship and preaching programs in ISKCON temples.

In 1992 a girls' school was started. Girls are trained in the arts associated with spiritual life and in practical management of the home and family. A rapidly growing library of books provides the students access to knowledge in all fields of activities.

Although new buildings to house students are being constructed, most students prefer to live in the traditional bamboo huts with grass roofs and mud floors. The atmosphere in these areas of the gurukula is beyond compare, and anyone who visits becomes immediately peaceful and appreciative of the simple, traditional lifestyle of the students.

A scholarship program maintains a portion of the students. Interested donors may sponsor a child's education and maintenance for 50-75 dollars per month. All children are provided with food, clothing, housing, recreation, and medical treatment, in addition to the usual educational programs.


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