Smita's Kolkata Chronicles

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

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