Bakula Tala- Ekachakra

It is said that formerly the tree had two trunks, but later on, when the playmates of Lord Nityananda felt inconvenience in jumping from the branches of one trunk to those of the other, Lord Nityananda by His mercy, merged the two trunks into one.This bakula tree is the offspring of the original tree that witnessed the -pastimes of Nitcandra over 500 years ago. The original tree was very wonderful because all of its branches resembled the hoods of a cobra. Shri Nityananda Prabhu used to climb the tree while playing with His friends. When He would enact Krishna's lila of subduing the snake Kaliya, He would use branches from this tree to simulate the pastime. It is said that formerly it had two trunks, but later on, when the playmates of Lord Nityananda felt inconvenience in jumping from the branches of one trunk to those of the other, Lord Nityananda by His mercy, merged the two trunks into one.

The place where Lord Nityananda used his earring to block a snake in his hole, stopping him from disturbing the residents of this area."

Pastime: This snake was actually an arrow-weapon given by Lord Siva to Arjuna. Arjuna fired it to kill Bakasura in order to help Bhima who left alone on that mission. By the time the weapon arrived on the spot Bakasura was already dead and therefore the snake weapon could not complete its mission. Since then the snake remained in the area and would disturb the locals. When Lord Nityananda heard of this he blocked the snake in its hole with one of his earrings which magically expanded in size. When the snake asked Lord Nityananda how he would get his food Lord Nityananda told him that a temple would be built here and people would regularly come and make offerings of milk and other things. This pastime is the reason why Lord Nityananda is seen with only one earring in pictures that depict His later pastimes.

Pandava Tala-Ekachakra

This is a 5mins walk (400m) into the fields, southeast of Lord Nityananda’s birthplace. The Pandavas lived here with their mother, Kunti, when they were exiled to the forest.This area is surrounded by a group of Keli-Kadamba trees.

Sri Sri Radha Krishna Deities at Pandava Tala

Srila Vyasdeva With Pandavas

Srila Vyasdeva With Pandavas

Srila Vyasa Deva visited this place with Kunti Devi and Pancha Pandavas, Kunti Devi and Pancha Pandavas stayed here for some time.

Sikhandabi: This is where Bakasura demon lived, who terrorized the people of Ekachakra for many years. Demon used to eat one human being from the local villages in the area of Ekachakra. The people set up a system where one person from a different family was sent to Bakasura each day. Queen Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas requested Bhima, who had the strength of 10,000 elephants to kill this demon. Bhima then killed this demon after a furious fight. In Srimad Bhagavatam 1.13.3-4 there is a brief mention of killing of Bakasura demon by Bhima.

Fossilized Knee-Cap of Bakasura Demon

Fossilized Knee-Cap Of Bakasura Demon

The local pujari says that if the fossil comes in contact with fire it produces a very bad smell.

Kunti’s Deep – The Lamp Used By Queen Kunti Devi

Kunti’s Deep – The Lamp Used By Queen Kunti Devi

Hantugada Or Jhanukunda – Ekachakra

It is said that Nitai brought all the sacred waters from all the holy places to this kunda to save the local residents from having to journey to the Ganges to take a sacred bath. It is named Hantugada because Nitai used to perform the Dadhi-cida festival of distributing chipped rice with yogurt prasada here and He would take the prasada while kneeling down. This lake is always full of water throughout the year. A great fair is held there during Goshthashtami, and there is another big fair on Lord Nityananda Tryodasi, the Appearance Day of Lord Nityananda.

How To Get There : You get here by walking east out of the village, past the birthplace. It is a small kunda surrounded by grass and a lone tree, which hangs over the water.