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
- ↑ Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India{{#if:Vivekananda|, Vivekananda}. Swami Smaranananda(1997)
- ↑ Sri Rámakrishna tirthas: confluence of devotion and service{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rámakrishna Vivekánanda Institute of Research & Culture(1980)
- ↑ balaram mandir - ixigo trip planner!. www.ixigo.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Balaram Mandir. Belur Math.
- ↑ The Vedanta Kesari{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sri Ramakrishna Math.(1998)