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RAM KRISHNA MISSION TEMPLES |
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| Swami
Vivekananda entered into Samadhi at Belur Math on Friday, July 4, 1902.An untiring worker,
this man of genius, energy, heart and vision drank deep into the learn- ing of different
languages and imbibing the best from their literature, trying to do good to humanity at
large through Seva-dharma and at the sametime spreading a broad- based gospel which knows
no intellectual snobbery and religious bigotry Swami Vivekananda immediately caught the
attention of the whole of India. Belur Math
Belur six miles off Calcutta is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission. The Belur
Math has a temple of Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa consecrated on the 14th January 1938 in
the presence of about fifty thousand persons. A marble statue representing Shri
Ramakrishna was
installed. The temple could be constructed due to the initiative of Swami Akhilananda who
was the Head of the Vedanta Society of Providence and the Ramakrishna Vedantic Society of
Boston and the magnificent help of one American devotee. The construction of the temple
was done at a cost of eight lakhs of rupees by Messrs. Martin and Company of Calcutta.
This grand and lovely edifice with grey chunar stone-facing is a masterpiece of
construction and shows a happy welding of different architectural styles prevalent in
different parts of India touched with modern techniques. The site is on the bank of the
Ganga River. Swami
Vivekananda, a direct disciple of Shri Ramakrishna prepared the elevation of design of the
building.Swami Vivekananda, the great disciple of Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa wanted a
temple to be built incorporating the features of temple architectures of different creeds
and religions and that is exactly what has been done. |
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