RKM Mumbai

Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu Tithi Puja
2023-03-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
There will be a discourse on the Life & Teachings of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu after evening arati by Swami Aparokshananda on 07.03.2023.
Life of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu
Birth: 18 February 1486
Place: Nabadwip, West Bengal, India
Death: 14 June 1534
Father: Jagannath Mishra
Mother: Sachi Devi
Guru: Ishvara Puri

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 15th century Vedic spiritual leader, who is considered an avatar of Lord Krishna by his followers. Chaitanya founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism, which is a religious movement that promotes Vaishnavism or worship of Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Soul. Gaudiya Vaishnavism teaches the acceptance of Bhakti yoga as a method to realize the ultimate truth. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is credited with popularizing the ‘Maha Mantra’ or ‘Hare Krishna Mantra.’ He is also known for composing in Sanskrit a prayer of eight verses, known as ‘Siksastakam.’ Said to have been born with features similar to that of Lord Krishna, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a child prodigy, and became a scholar at a very young age. He even opened a school and had thousands of followers very early in his life. Though not much about his sudden and mysterious disappearance or demise is known, a few scholars and researchers believe that he might have died of epilepsy. However, this conclusion is still debatable as there are other accounts that suggest various other theories, including a theory of murder and magical disappearance.

Childhood & Early Life

Chaitanya was born Vishvambhar on February 18, 1486. At the time of his birth, India witnessed a full lunar eclipse, which was considered auspicious by Hindu scholars. Chaitanya was the second born child of Sachi Devi and her husband Jagannath Mishra. He had an elder brother, Visvarupa, and the entire family lived in Srihatta, in present-day Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Many sources state that Chaitanya was born with a fair skin and had striking similarities with the conceived image of Lord Krishna. As a young boy, Chaitanya started chanting praises of Lord Krishna and also exhibited unusually high level of intelligence. He could recite mantras and other religious hymns at a very young age, and had gradually started spreading knowledge much like a scholar.
When he was 16 years old, Chaitanya started his own school, which attracted many pupils. Chaitanya’s knowledge and wisdom was so great that he once defeated a proud and learned scholar named Keshava Kashmiri in a debate. The next day Keshava Kashmiri is said to have surrendered before Chaitanya, accepting his defeat gladly. According to various sources, Keshava Kashmiri dreamt of Goddess Saraswati on the night after the debate. When Goddess Saraswati explained to him who Chaitanya actually was, Keshava Kashmiri realized the truth and accepted defeat the next morning.

Chaitanya Meets Ishvara Puri

After the demise of his father, Jagannath Mishra, Chaitanya visited the ancient city of Gaya to perform a religious ceremony to pay homage to his deceased father. While in Gaya, he met an ascetic named Ishvara Puri, who would go on to become Chaitanya’s guru. When Chaitanya returned to his hometown, there was a significant change in his thought process. He was followed by the local Vaishnavas of Bengal and it did not take him long before heading one of the Vaishnava groups in Nadia district.
Thereafter, he decided to leave Bengal and requested Keshava Bharati to bestow upon him ‘sannyasa,’ which requires one to renounce all things material and wander in search of the ultimate truth. While ascetics (sanyasi) follow various methods to attain salvation, Chaitanya’s key to unlock the ultimate truth was Bhakti yoga, which is one’s loving devotion towards the ‘Supreme Being.’ By chanting Lord Krishna’s name relentlessly, Chaitanya not only practiced Bhakti yoga, but also taught his followers the proper method of pursuing Bhakti yoga.
The Tour
For many years, Chaitanya travelled the length and breadth of India, advocating Bhakti yoga. Chanting the name of Krishna, Chaitanya would travel on foot to various places in a state of absolute bliss or ecstasy. In 1515, Chaitanya visited Vrindavan, believed to be the birth place of Lord Krishna. The main objective of Chaitanya’s visit was later said to be ‘reinvention,’ as Chaitanya wanted to identify important places associated with Lord Krishna, in Vrindavan.
It is said that Chaitanya was successful in locating all the important places, including the seven temples (sapta devalay), which are visited by Vaishnavas even today. After traveling for years, Chaitanya settled down in Puri, Odisha, where he stayed for the final 24 years of his life. Chaitanya was revered as Krishna himself not just by his ardent devotees and followers, but also by several rulers of the 16th century. Prataprudra Dev, a Gajapati ruler, became one of his most enthusiastic patrons and a devotee of his ‘sankeertan’ gatherings.

Teachings

‘Siksastakam,’ a 16th century prayer of eight verses, is the only written record of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings. The teachings and philosophy of Gaudiya Vaishnavism are based on this Sanskrit text. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s teachings are divided into 10 points and are centered on the glorification of Lord Krishna.

Source: https://learn.culturalindia.net/chaitanya-mahaprabhu.html

Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
2023-03-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-16 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-01-18 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-01-02 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-12-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-20 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata) and 1 more date
Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day.
The singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha.
Once during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman.
The 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.)
The Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar

Sri Ramakrishna Dev Tithi Puja
2023-02-21

MAHASHIVARATRI 2023
2023-02-18 19:30 - 2023-02-19 07:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
MAHASHIVARATRI
Saturday, 18th February 2023

Puja Time
Particulars

8.15 pm
Puja Starts-1st Prahar

11.00 pm
2nd Prahar

1.00 am
3rd Prahar

3.00 am
4th Prahar

4.30 am
Havan

Swami Adbhutananda Tithi Puja
2023-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Pre-monastic name : Rakhturam, usually called Latu
Place of Birth : Chhapra in Bihar
Speaking about Latu Maharaj, Swami Vivekananda once said, “Latu is Sri Ramakrishna’s greatest miracle. Having absolutely no education, he has attained the highest wisdom simply by virtue of the Master’s touch”. Latu was the only disciple of Sri Ramakrishna who could not even read or write. He was born of very poor parents in a village in Bihar. He lost his parents in early boyhood. Poverty forced his uncle to take him to Kolkata where Latu was employed as a houseboy in the house of Ramachandra Datta, a close devotee of Sri Ramakrishna. The Master recognized the dormant spiritual potential in the boy and asked Ram to allow Latu to stay at Dakshineswar as an attendant. Under the guidance of the Master Latu practised intense sadhana, spending whole nights in meditation, a habit which he followed all through his life.
After Sri Ramakrishna’s passing, Latu joined Baranagar Math, and was ordained a sannyasin bearing the name Adbhutananda. He, however, spent most of his time in contemplation on the bank of the Ganga or in a room in Balaram Babu’s house.
Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission on 1897 and Belur Math in 1898. Latu Maharaj with his deep absorption in contemplative life could neither take up the service activities of the Mission nor follow the discipline and routine of the monastery. So Swami Vivekananda permitted him to follow his own way of life. After some years Adbhutananda moved to Varanasi where he lived alone, but his needs were taken care of by the Ramakrishna Home of Service. At the end of a brief ailment, he passed away in a meditative state on 24 April 1920.

source: http://www.belurmath.org/adbhutananda.htm
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Adbhutanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Kalyanatmananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Sri Saraswati Puja
2023-01-26 - 2023-01-27

Swami Trigunatitananda Tithi Puja
2023-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Pre-monastic name : Sarada Prasanna Mitra
Date of Birth : 30 January 1865
Place of Birth : Naora, a village in 24-Parganas, W.B.
Born in an aristocratic family, Sarada studied in the school of which Mahendranath Gupta (popularly known as M.) was the headmaster. After Sarada passed the school final examination, M. one day took him to Sri Ramakrishna. Owing to his parents’ opposition Sarada could not visit the Master frequently.
When the Baranagar Math was established, Sarada joined it and underwent sannyasa ordination assuming the name, Swami Trigunatitananda. He spent a few years visiting the holy places and doing tapasya. He was endowed with strong physique and indomitable courage. In 1896, at the behest of Swami Vivekananda, he bought a press and started the monthly journal Udbodhan in a rented room. This is the first journal of the Ramakrishna Order and is the oldest surviving religious journal of its kind in India. After Swami Yogananda’s passing away, he served the Holy Mother for three years until he left for America.
At the behest of Swami Vivekananda he went to America in 1902 and took charge of the San Francisco centre. His holy life, selfless love and unmistakable marks of spirituality attracted a large number of students and disciples. He was, however, a strict disciplinarian. One of his main achievements in San Francisco was the construction of a new building for the centre. Incorporating certain unique architectural features, this building, known as ‘Hindu Temple’, still stands as a monument to the eternal truths of Vedanta and the immortal spirit of man.
One day when he was conducting a spiritual discourse, a former student of his who had become mentally deranged, threw a crude bomb at him, killing himself and seriously wounding Swami Trigunatitananda. The Swami remained calm and enquired about the student. However, he finally succumbed to the injuries on 10 January 1915.
source: http://www.belurmath.org/trigunatitananda.htm
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Trigunatitanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Kshitishananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Swami Brahmananda Tithi Puja
2023-01-23 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Pre-monastic name :
Rakhal Chandra Ghosh
Date of Birth : 21 January 1863
Place of Birth : Sikra Kulingram

Rakhal was devoted to God and used to practise meditation even in boyhood. At the age of 12 he was brought to Kolkata for his studies. There he met Narendra (later known as Swami Vivekananda) and, under his influence, joined the Brahmo Samaj. According to the custom prevalent in those days, he was married at the age of 18 to Vishweshwari. Soon after marriage Vishweshwari’s brother Manomohan Mitra, who was a close devotee of Sri Ramakrishna, took Rakhal to the Master. Prior to that Sri Ramakrishna had had a vision in which he saw the Divine Mother showing him a child who would be his son. As soon as Rakhal came to Dakshineswar, Sri Ramakrishna recognized him to be that child and treated him like a son.
After a few visits, Rakhal came to Dakshineswar to live permanently with Sri Ramakrishna. Under the Master’s guidance, he practised intense spiritual disciplines, and attained high levels of spiritual illumination. After the Master’s mahasamadhi in 1886 when the new Monastic brotherhood was formed at Baranagar, Rakhal joined it. He underwent sannyasa ordination and assumed the name Brahmananda.
Two years later he left Baranagar Math and lived an intensely contemplative life at Varanasi, Omkarnath, Vrindaban, Hardwar and other places. During this period he scaled the highest peak of non-dualistic experience and used to remain absorbed in Samadhi for days together. In 1890 he returned to the Math. When Swami Vivekananda, after his return to India in 1897, wanted to give a new turn to monastic life, Swami Brahmananda whole-heartedly supported him. There was deep love between these two monastic brothers. After establishing Belur Math monastery when Swami Vivekananda got Ramakrishna Math registered as a Trust, Swami Brahmananda became its President. He held this post till the end of his life.
During his tenure as President, the Ramakrishna Order underwent great expansion, and several new branch centres were opened in India and abroad. The Ramakrishna Mission, which had been founded by Swami Vivekananda as an Association, was revived and registered during his time. His stress on contemplative life served to counterbalance the activities undertaken by the monks. During those difficult formative years he gave great stability to the Sangha. For his kingly qualities of administration, Swami Vivekananda gave him the appellation ‘Raja’, and since then he was respectfully referred to as ‘Raja Maharaj’ by all. He was one of the six disciples of Sri Ramakrishna whom the Master regarded as ishvarakotis.
He gave up his body, after a brief illness, on 10 April 1922. At the place where his body was cremated in Belur Math, a temple now stands in his memory.
There will be a discourse on the Life of Swami Brahmananda ji Maharaj by Swami Devakantyananda on Monday, 23rd January 2023 after Evening Arati at Universal Temple, Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai.
The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Special Ram Naam Sankirtanam
2023-01-23 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day.
The singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha.
Once during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman.
The 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.)
The Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
On account of Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj’s Tithi Puja on 23.01.2023 there will be a Special Ram Naam Sankirtanam in the evening from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm.

Swami Vivekananda Tithi Puja
2023-01-14
Swami Vivekananda Tithi Puja
Swami Vivekananda Tithi Puja will be celebrated on Saturday, 14th January 2023.

Live streaming of the function would be made through the link www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

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National Youth Day
2023-01-12
NATIONAL YOUTH DAY
12th January 2023

Swami Turiyananda Tithi Puja
2023-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Swami Turiyananda
Pre-Monastic Name: Harinath Chattopadhya
Place of Birth – North Kolkata
Date of Birth – 3rd January 1863
Swami Turiyananda was born on 3rd January 1863 to Chandranath Chattopadhya an orthodox Brahmin who worked for a British firm in Kolkata, and had the power to foretell the future.
He met Sri Ramakrishna for the first time some time in 1876-77, at the age of 13 or 14 at Dinanath Basu’s house in Kolkata.
Around 1880, he went to Dakshineswar and visited the Master again, and gradually became familiar with Sri Ramakrishna.
In January 1887, he took final monastic vows with other brother disciples by performing the traditional viraja homa in front of the Master’s picture.
A few years later, he left the Baranagore Monastery and went to Rishikesh, Gangotri, and other places in the Himalayas, and settled in Rajpur on the Mussoorie hills to practise Sadhana. He also travelled with his brother disciples to various places in the country.
In June 1899, he left for England and America with Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita. He gave lectures on Vedanta on Swamiji’s command. He was a living example of Vedanta to all. In July 1900, on the train from New York to California, just before Swamiji got off the train at Detroit, he asked Swamiji about his future work, and was told “Go and establish the ashrama in California. Hoist the flag of Vedanta there. From this moment, destroy even the memory of India. Mother will do the rest”. He then established the “Shanti Ashrama”
At the ‘Shanti Ashrama’, he freely distributed the greatest spiritual treasures of Vedanta to the American students. He lived a life and trained enabled others to live the life as well.
In late 1901, due to ill health, left for India in May 1902 (after a period of 2 years 9 months stay in the US). He handed the Ashrama to one of his disciples – Gurudas. His only desire at this time was to see Swamiji (Swami Vivekananda). During his voyage, he learnt from a passenger’s newspaper that Swamiji had passed away, and changed all plans for work. Now he wanted to immerse his life in meditation and austerity.
The then went to live at Vrindavan like a traditional monk. He travelled to many place, and practised severe austerities neglecting his body completely, and thus also suffering tremendous ill health.
In February 1919, he went to Varanasi and lived there till the end of his life for 3½ years. He passed away at 6.45 pm on 21 July 1922, at Varanasi.
Swami Turiyananda was indeed an awakener of souls. His fiery words to his students were: “Clench your fists and say: I will conquer! Now or never – make this your motto, even in this life I must see God. That is the only way. Never postpone.”
There will be a discourse on the Life of Swami Turiyananda by Swami Jyotiratmananda on Thursday, 5th January 2023 after Evening Arati at Universal Temple, Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai.
The discourse will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

KALPATARU DAY 2023
2023-01-01 | Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Ramakrishna Mission Marg 12th Road, Khar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400052, India
KALPATARU DAY
Sunday, 1st January 2023
On the occasion of Kalpataru Day Temple will remain open in the afternoon from 2.30 pm onwards besides the usual time.

Swami Saradananda Tithi Puja
2022-12-28 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Swami Saradananda
Premonastic name: Sharat Chandra Chakravarty
Date of Birth: 23 December 1865
Place of Birth: Kolkata

Born in an affluent family, Sharat was always calm and quiet and pious in his boyhood. He joined the medical college with the idea of becoming a doctor, but discontinued his studies in order to serve Sri Ramakrishna. Along with his cousin Shashi (who stayed with Sharat’s family) he joined the Brahmo Samaj, and in 1883 they went together to Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna drew them to him like a powerful magnet. During the Master’s last illness Sharat also, like Shashi, dedicated himself to serving the Master day and night.
After the Master’s passing, Sharat joined the Baranagar monastery and took the vows of sannyasa assuming the name Swami Saradananda. After spending a few years in pilgrimage and tapasya along with his brother monks, he returned to Baranagar Math in 1891. When Swami Vivekananda started extensive preaching work in the West, and felt the need for another brother monk to assist him, Swami Saradananda was brought to the United States in 1896. His calm and gentle disposition, courteous and loving manners and able exposition of Vedanta won him many friends and admirers in America.

But Swami Vivekananda, who founded the Ramakrishna Mission soon after his return to India in 1897, saw that a highly capable person like Saradananda was necessary to manage the affairs of the Math and the Mission. So Saradananda was called back to Kolkata and made the General Secretary of Ramakrishna Math and the Mission, a post which he held for nearly three decades till the end of his life. By his mature wisdom, clear thinking, the strength of mind and devotion to Sri Ramakrishna and Holy Mother, he guided the course of the twin organizations in those formative years when political agitation against the British rule was gaining momentum in India.

Apart from his important work as General Secretary, Swami Saradananda is remembered for several other types of great service that he rendered. The first one was his taking over the Udbodhan, the Bengali journal of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, as its editor and publisher in 1902 when Swami Trigunatitananda left for America. The second one was taking upon himself the full responsibility of looking after the needs of the Holy Mother whether she stayed in Jayrambati or Kolkata. His third work was writing the monumental biography of Sri Ramakrishna known as Sri Ramakrishna Lila Prasanga in Bengali (translated later into English under the title Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master). His last great work was the construction of the temple dedicated to Holy Mother in 1921 on the spot where her sacred body was cremated in Belur Math, and another temple at Mother’s birthplace in Jayrambati in 1923.
He was loved and respected by hundreds of people. He was a great support, especially to women. In the first week of August 1927 he suffered a stroke. Two weeks later on 19 August 1927, he breathed his last.

Source: https://belurmath.org/swami-saradananda/

There will be a discourse on Life of Swami Saradananda by Swami Tannamananda on Wednesday, 28th December 2022 after Evening Arati at Universal Temple, Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai.
The discourse will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

CHRISTMAS EVE
2022-12-24 18:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Ramakrishna Mission Marg 12th Road, Khar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400052, India
CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION
SATURDAY, 24TH DECEMBER 2022

Time
Programme

6.15 pm
Evening Arati of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna

6.45 pm
Worship of Lord Jesus Christ and Christmas Carols

7.00 pm
Discourse on Importance of Christmas Eve in Ramakrishna Order and Reading from The Holy Bible (in English)

7.30 pm
Closing Song

Live streaming of Christmas Eve would be made through the link www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live.

Swami Shivananda Tithi Puja
2022-12-19
SWAMI SHIVANANDA
Pre-monastic name: Taraknath Ghoshal
Date of Birth: 16 December 1854
Place of Birth: Barasat, east of Kolkata
Special Puja and Homa will be performed on the occasion of Tithi Puja of Swami Shivananda on Monday, 19th December 2022 from 7.00 am onwards. There will be also a discourse on the Life of Swami Shivananda by Swami Divyeshananda after Evening Arati at Universal Temple, Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai.
PROGRAMME DETAILS

SWAMI SHIVANANDA
In accordance with the custom of those days, Tarak was married in his teens but, with the consent of his young wife, he lived an absolutely chaste life. Years later, when Swami Vivekananda came to know of this, he called him ‘Mahapurush’ which meant ‘great soul’, and since then he came to be known as ‘Mahapurush Maharaj’.
After completing school final, Tarak took up a job in order to help his father. But he used to practice spiritual disciplines. He saw Sri Ramakrishna for the first time at the house of Ramachandra Datta in May 1880. A few days later he went to Dakshineswar and surrendered himself fully to Sri Ramakrishna. From then on he began to practice intense prayer and meditation under the Master’s guidance. Three years later his wife died; Tarak renounced hearth and home and started living sometimes in a devotee’s house and sometimes in lonely places.
After the Master’s mahasamadhi, when Baranagar Math was started, Tarak was one of the first to join the brotherhood. With sannyasa ordination, he received the name Shivananda. He, however, spent several years leading an intensely contemplative life at different places in north India, and returned to Math in 1896.
When Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897, he sent Swami Shivananda to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to spread Vedanta there. A year later Swami Shivananda returned to Math. In 1902, just before Swami Vivekananda’s mahasamadhi, he went to Varanasi to start the Advaita Ashrama thereof which he remained the head for seven years. In 1910 he was elected Vice-President of Ramakrishna Mission. In 1922, after the passing of Swami Brahmananda, he became the second President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. He travelled to different places blessing sincere seekers with spiritual initiation. Like Swami Brahmananda, he stressed meditation along with work. He gave great importance to prayer as a form of Sadhana. He was full of love and compassion, and sincere seekers flocked to him.
In April 1933 he suffered a stroke and developed paralysis of one side. On 20 February 1934, a few days after Sri Ramakrishna’s birthday, Mahapurush Maharaj left the body for the heavenly abode. His memory is kept alive at Belur Math in the small room adjacent to the Old Shrine.
source: https://belurmath.org/swami-shivananda/

Holy Mother Tithi Puja
2022-12-15
Ma Sarada Devi Tithi Puja
Holy Mother Tithi Puja will be celebrated on Thursday, 15th December 2022.

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Swami Premananda Tithi Puja
2022-12-01 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Ramakrishna Mission Marg 12th Road, Khar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400052, India
SWAMI PREMANANDA
Pre-monastic name : Baburam Ghosh
Date of Birth : 10 December 1861
Place of Birth : Antpur, a village 30 miles from Kolkata.

Baburam first heard about Sri Ramakrishna from the great devotee Balaram Bose to whom his elder sister was married. While studying at the Metropolitan Institution, Rakhal (later known as Swami Brahmananda) was his classmate. One day Rakhal took Baburam to Dakshineswar. Sri Ramakrishna recognized Baburam to be an extraordinarily pure soul (“pure to the marrow of his bones”), an ishvarakoti. Soon Baburam lost interest in his studies and came to live with Sri Ramakrishna as his attendant. During the Master’s last illness at Cossipore, Baburam was one among those who nursed him round the clock. After the Master’s passing, when the new Monastic brotherhood was formed at Baranagar, Baburam joined it.

He underwent sannyasa ordination and assumed the name Premananda. Except for short pilgrimages, he spent his days mainly at the monastery when it was in Baranagar and also when it was shifted to Alambazar. When Belur Math was established, Swami Premananda took charge of worship in the shrine. Later he became the Manager of the Math. The pure unconditional love that he radiated exerted tremendous influence on those who came into contact with him, and hundreds of devotees flocked to see him. He had a motherly interest in feeding people, but he also inspired them with his spiritual exhortations which flowed out from the depths of his heart. Towards the end of his life, he went on a tour of East Bengal. There his radiant personality and inspired talks created great enthusiasm, particularly among the youth. On his return, he fell seriously ill and passed away at Balaram Babu’s house on 30 July 1918.

Source: https://belurmath.org/swami-premananda/

There will be a discourse on Life of Swami Premananda by Swami Jiveshwarananda on Thursday, 1st December 2022 after Evening Arati at Universal Temple, Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai.
The discourse will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Guru Nanak Jayanti
2022-11-08 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
There will be a discourse on Life & Teachings of Guru Nanak Dev ji by Swami Divyeshananda after evening Arati. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live.

Swami Vijnanananda Tithi Puja
2022-11-07 18:30 - 20:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
SWAMI VIJNANANANDA
Pre-monastic name : Hari Prasanna Chatterjee
Date of Birth : 30 October 1868
Place of Birth : Etawah in Uttar Pradesh

Hari Prasanna had the good fortune to see Sri Ramakrishna when he was a small boy. He met the Master when he was studying at St. Xavier’s College where Sharat (later, Swami Saradananda) was his classmate. During the first meeting, Sharat was with him. Later he visited the Master alone several times. Sri Ramakrishna gave him important instructions regarding spiritual life and blessed him in several ways.
After completing his studies in Kolkata, Hari Prasanna went to Bankimpur in Bihar and entered Patna College to study for BA degree. There he learned about the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna and also saw him in a vision. After graduation, he went to Poona College of Science to study Civil Engineering. After receiving his engineering degree in 1892 he got the job of district engineer at Gazipur. However, the fire of renunciation which Sri Ramakrishna had lighted in him, was burning, and he finally renounced the world in 1896 and joined the Alambazar Math where the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna were staying.

When the Belur Math property was purchased, Hari Prasanna’s knowledge of engineering proved to be a great asset. His first task was to remodel the existing building and build new ones including the shrine. The consecration of the new premises took place on 9 December 1898. Another major work he executed at Belur Math was the construction of a strong embankment on the bank of the Ganga in front of the main building. Another most important work that he undertook was the preparation of a plan for a new temple of Sri Ramakrishna based on the ideas given by Swami Vivekananda and supervising its construction. On 9 May 1899 Hari Prasanna formally took sannyasa and assumed the name Vijnanananda.

Swami Vivekananda asked Vijnanananda to start a new centre in Allahabad and, accordingly, Vijnanananda left Belur Math in 1900. In Allahabad he lived a more or less secluded life, immersed in sadhana, reading and writing. He also went on pilgrimage to many places. On the demise of Swami Akhandananda, the third President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Swami Vijnanananda became the next President in March 1937. As President of the Order, Vijnanananda was full of love and compassion and initiated many people into spiritual life. On 14 January 1938, Swami Vijnanananda performed the dedication of the new temple of Sri Ramakrishna at Belur Math. He spent his last days in Allahabad and entered mahasamadhi on 25 April 1938.

Source: https://belurmath.org/swami-vijnanananda/

There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj after evening arati. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Swami Subodhananda Jayanti
2022-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Ramakrishna Mission Marg 12th Road, Khar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400052, India
SWAMI SUBODHANANDA
Pre-monastic name : Subodh Chandra Ghosh endearingly called ‘Khoka Maharaj’
Date of Birth : 8 November 1867.
Place of Birth : Kolkata
Born in an affluent family, Subodh was spiritually inclined from boyhood. While studying in class eight he heard about Sri Ramakrishna from his father who was a follower of Brahmo Samaj. One day in 1884 Subodh walked all the way to Dakshineswar in the company of a friend. Sri Ramakrishna received them with great love. After that Subodh went to the Master several times. Owing to the opposition of his parents, he could not stay with Sri Ramakrishna or serve him during his last illness. But the Master understood his difficulty and made him his own through his boundless love.
He joined the Baranagar Math and was ordained a sannyasin bearing the name Subodhananda. Since he was only nineteen and the youngest of the group, he was endearingly called ‘Khoka’ (which means ‘child’) by Swamiji and other monastic brothers. He spent several years travelling in different parts of India performing tapasya. After Swami Vivekananda’s return from the West when Belur Math monastery was established, he felt himself quite at home there. He visited East Bengal (now Bangladesh) twice and inspired many people with his talks and loving conduct. All through his life he combined in himself the simplicity of a child and the wisdom of an illumined soul. He passed away in Belur Math on 2 December 1932.
Source: https://belurmath.org/swami-subodhananda/
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Subodhanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Tannamananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

SRI SRI KALI PUJA
2022-10-24 19:00 - 2022-10-25 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
