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Old Math (Nilambar Babu’s Garden House)

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Before the establishment of the Belur Math, the Ramakrishna order was housed at the garden house of Nilambar Mukherjee, known as Old Math from 1898-1899.  The building facing the Ganges The earthquake on 12 th June 1897 severely damaged the old monastery building (Alambazar Math) and made it uninhabitable. The dwelling conditions were also unfavorable. This prompted the shifting of the Math to Nilambar babu’s garden house. It is situated about a kilometre southwards from the Belur Math near the Belur boat jetty.  Sri Sarada Devi stayed here on several occasions and initiated many devotees.  Swamiji’s famous song ‘ khandana bhava bandhana ’ and the hymn ‘ Om hrim ritam ’, was composed here. It was here that Miss Margaret Noble was initiated into brahmacharya and given the name Sister Nivedita.  The shrine is situated in the room of the Holy Mother. The terrace was the place where Mother practiced her intense meditations including the pancha-tapa meditation. Both the...
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Shyampukur Bati, Ramakrishna Math

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Sri Ramakrishna stayed at this house for 70 days in 1885 (2 nd October to 11 th December) before moving to Cossipore Udyan Bati.  The house is also sanctified by the stay of Holy Mother and the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna (Narendra, Rakhal, Sarat, Sashi, Latu, Buro Gopal etc).  On 6 th October, Kali Pujo night, Sri Ramakrishna assumed the posture of Kali while in trance. In this posture, the two hands of the Goddess are in ‘ bara ’ and ‘ abhaya ’ form and since then ‘ Barabhay puja ’ is performed on the Kali puja night at this center.  Vijoy Krishna Goswami, Sri M, Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar, Nati Binodini and many other lay devotees received blessings here. It was here that Christian Father Prabhudayal Misra had a vision of Jesus Christ in Sri Ramakrishna.  Located amidst busy residential locality, the sprawling balconies and the adjacent Shiva temple, captures a passerby immediately.  Entering the premises, one finds a courtyard leading to the first...
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Ramakrishna Math (Yogodyan), Kankurgachi

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Originally known as “Sri Sri Ramakrishna Samadhi Mahapeeth Sri Yogodyan” and later as “Ramakrishna Yogodyan Math”, this place came into existence before the formation of the first Ramakrishna Math at Baranagore, on 19 th October,1886 . Entrance to the Yogodyan Lane Entrance to the premises Founded by Sri Ram Chandra Dutta, the Yogodyan Math was blessed by Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa’s visit in 1883 and 1885. The Math enshrines a part of the sacred relics of Sri Ramakrishna since 23 rd August 1886 (Janmastami Tithi) where the present Temple stands now. The white marbel statue was set up on 26th January 1967.  The main temple besides the Ramakrishna Kunda An oil painting of the Master was established in 1901 by Ram Chandra Dutta and other disciples. Since 2021, it is placed in the room of the Holy Mother at the second floor.   Ramakrishna himself proclaimed the garden as “Yogodyan” and sanctified “ Vedi Ghar ” and the pond “ Ramakrishna Kund ”. Sri Ramakrishna is sai...
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