Gita Press and Leela Chitra Mandirगीता प्रेस
India's biggest publisher of Hindu texts, with the Gita carved on its walls.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur & Terai
Gorakhpur & Terai
Kind of placeMuseums, Pilgrimage Routes
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February), Summer (March to May)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyGita Press Road, Gorakhpur
EntryFree
About Gita Press and Leela Chitra Mandir
The publishing house founded in 1923 by Jaydayal Goyandka that has printed hundreds of millions of cheap Gitas, Ramayanas and the magazine Kalyan. The Leela Chitra Mandir at the entrance has the full Gita inscribed on marble walls and a gallery of paintings from the epics, and the bookshop sells everything at cost. Gita Vatika, the home and samadhi of the editor Hanuman Prasad Poddar, is on the Padri Bazar road.
What to see and do
- Leela Chitra Mandir with the Gita on marble
- Gallery of paintings from the epics
- The famous cheap bookshop
- Gita Vatika on Padri Bazar road
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