Barpeta Satra

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Barpeta Satra is a prominent Vaishnavite monastery and cultural-religious center in Assam, India, associated with the Neo-Vaishnavite movement initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva.

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Barpeta Satra canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Satra
Vaishnavite monastery
cultural centre
religious institution
architecturalStyle Assamese monastery architecture
associatedWith Assamese Vaishnavism
Madhabdeva
linked to: Madhavdev

Srimanta Sankardeva
linked to: Srimanta Sankardev

network of Assam satras
associatedWithFestival Janmashtami
Maghi Purnima
Raas festival
linked to: Raas Mahotsav
associatedWithMovement Neo-Vaishnavite movement
linked to: Neo-Vaishnavism
continent Asia
country India
countryCapital New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
dedicatedTo Krishna
Vishnu
follows Ekasarana Dharma
foundedBy Srimanta Sankardeva
linked to: Srimanta Sankardev
hasCulturalRole centre of Assamese devotional music
centre of Sattriya culture
centre of religious theatre
hasFunction community gathering place
cultural preservation
religious worship
spiritual education
hasPart Manikut
Namghar
residential quarters for bhakats
heritageStatus important Vaishnavite pilgrimage site in Assam
influences Assamese cultural identity
religious life of Barpeta region
languageUsed Assamese
Sanskrit
locatedIn Barpeta
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Assam
Barpeta district
Northeast India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
notableFor preservation of Sankardeva’s teachings
strict Vaishnavite discipline
practices Borgeet singing
Sattriya dance
religion Hinduism
Vaishnavism
stateCapital Dispur
tradition monastic celibate order of bhakats

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Barpeta district contains Barpeta Satra
Barpeta hasHeritageSite Barpeta Satra
Barpeta knownFor Barpeta Satra
Barpeta hasReligiousSite Barpeta Satra