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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 floor where Sri Ramakri
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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 said to have quen
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Lower Circular Road Cemetery

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Known as General Episcopal Cemetery , the Lower Circular Road Cemetery is located on the crossing of Mother Teresa Sarani and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road (former Lower Circular Road). It was established on 1840 and is still functional. It contains approximately 12,000 graves including many former British East India Company employees. There are two Second World War Commonwealth war graves, of an officer of the British Indian Army and a purser of the British Overseas Airways Corporation. Entrance to the burial ground Notable graves Herbert Alick Stark (1938) -  Author and educationist William Hay Macnaghten (1841) - First Baronet and a British civil servant in India, who played a major part in the First Anglo-Afghan War. David Drummond (1843) - was then appointed as an assistant in the proprietary school of Messer’s Wallace and Measures. A few years after he became sole proprietor the Dhurmotolla Academy under him speedily attained the highest position amongst the educationa
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