| Balaram Mandir | |
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| Coordinates | 22°36′07″N 88°22′01″E / 22.601987°N 88.367025°E |
Balaram Mandir is a temple and a branch of Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math located at 7, Girish Avenue, Baghbazar, Kolkata.[1][2]
History
Balaram Mandir was the residence of Balaram Bose, a disciple of Ramakrishna. On 1 May 1897, Swami Vivekananda organized a meeting in this house to finalize his plans to establish Ramakrishna Mission. In 1922, the converted into an independent place of worship for Ramakrishna-Vivekananda followers. In 2002, it became a branch centre of Ramakrishna Mission.[3][4][5]
Activities
Currently, Balaram Mandir is a branch of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Some of the activities conducted by the centre are:[4]
- Daily worships;
- Lectures and discourses;
- Celebration of births of Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda;
The centre also has a public library.
References
- ↑ Vivekananda, Swami (1997). Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India. 554. Swami Smaranananda.
- ↑ Datta, Bimala Candra; Ramakrishna; Culture, Rāmakrishna Vivekānanda Institute of Research & (1980). Sri Rámakrishna tirthas: confluence of devotion and service. Rámakrishna Vivekánanda Institute of Research & Culture. p. 8.
- ↑ "balaram mandir - ixigo trip planner!". www.ixigo.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Balaram Mandir". Belur Math. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ The Vedanta Kesari. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 1998. p. 305.