RKM Mumbai

Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
2021-09-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-08-18 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-08-04 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-07-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-07-05 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-06-21 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-06-06 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-05-23 17:30 - 18:30 (Asia/Kolkata) and 5 more dates
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 Krishna Janmashtami
2021-08-30 20:00 - 23:30
Programme Details will be uploaded soon.

Swami Niranjanananda Tithi Puja
2021-08-22 19:00 - 21:00
SWAMI NIRANJANANANDA
Pre-monastic Name : Nityaniranjan Ghosh
Date of Birth : Some day in 1862
Place of Birth : Rajarhat-Vishnupur, W.B.

Born in a middle class family, Niranjan came under the influence of a group of occultists when he was a teenager, and it was in their company that he first visited Sri Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar. The Master took Niranjan aside, and cautioned him about the dangers of occult practices. Niranjan followed the Master’s advice and began to practise meditation under the direction of Sri Ramakrishna.
During the Master’s last illness Niranjan served the Master with unflinching devotion. After the Master’s passing, when the new monastic brotherhood was formed at Baranagar, Niranjan joined it and after sannyasa assumed the name Niranjanananda. After staying at the Math for three years, he went on pilgrimage to different places in India, and also visited Sri Lanka.

Swami Niranjanananda was very much devoted to Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. Towards the end of his life he went to Hardwar for tapasya. There he had a severe attack of dysentery and passed away on 9 May 1904.

Sri Ramakrishna regarded Niranjan as an ishvarakoti, an ever-perfect soul endowed with special divine attributes.

Source: https://belurmath.org/swami-niranjanananda/
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Niranjananandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Divyeshananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Swami Ramakrishnananda Tithi Puja
2021-08-06 19:00 - 21:00
Pre-monastic name : Shashi Bhushan Chakravarty
Date of Birth : 13 July 1863
Place of Birth : Ichapur in Hooghly district, West Bengal

Shashi’s father Ishwara Chandra Chakravarty was an expert in ritualistic worship, and Shashi imbibed from him love for ritualistic worship. After passing out of the village school, he went to Kolkata and lived with his cousin Sharat (later, Swami Saradananda) for higher education. A brilliant student, he chose mathematics for the B.A. course which, however, he could not complete owing to the terminal illness of Sri Ramakrishna at Cossipore.
While studying in college Shashi and Sharat joined the Brahmo Samaj, and heard about Sri Ramakrishna from Keshab Chandra Sen himself. In October 1883 they visited Dakshineswar and were deeply attracted to Sri Ramakrishna. The Master used to say that Shashi and Sharat had been the followers of Jesus Christ in their previous birth.

Shashi distinguished himself most by the self-sacrificing spirit and devotion with which he served Sri Ramakrishna during his last illness at Shyampukur and Cossipore. After the Master’s passing he joined the Baranagar Math and underwent sannyasa ordination, assuming the name Ramakrishnananda. He took charge of the worship of the Atmaramer kauta, the urn containing the relics of Sri Ramakrishna in the Math’s shrine. He felt the living presence of the Master, and so his worship was not a mere ritual but loving service to a living God. It was Swami Ramakrishnananda who formulated and introduced the system of daily ritualistic worship to Sri Ramakrishna that is followed in the Ramakrishna Movement.

He seldom went out on pilgrimage, and devoted himself to daily worship at the Math. But when Swami Vivekananda, after his return from the West, asked him to go to Chennai and open a branch centre of Ramakrishna Math there, he obeyed without any hesitation. The saga of sacrifice and hardship that he underwent in preaching the message of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda for 14 years under unfavourable conditions has been recorded in letters of gold in the annals of the Ramakrishna Movement. In the South he travelled extensively. The starting of centres in Trivandrum, Mysore, Bangalore and Mumbai owed much to his pioneering efforts.
Incessant work, however, told upon his health, and he contracted tuberculosis. He breathed his last in a state of ecstasy on 21 August 1911.
Source: https://belurmath.org/swami-ramakrishnananda/

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

GURU PURNIMA
2021-07-24
Sri GURU PURNIMA with special Puja of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna will be celebrated at the Ramakrishna Math on Saturday, July 24, 2021.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
As per the guidelines issued by the Government to avoid social gathering, an entry in the temple premises will not be allowed to devotees/public for all the functions mentioned in this letter. However, live streaming of the functions would be made through the link www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live.

Shodashi Puja
2021-06-09 21:00 - 23:30
SHODASHI PUJA
Wednesday, 9th June 2021
Programme Details
09.00 p.m. Special Puja, Bhajan
11.00 p.m. Arati
(The puja will be streamed live on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar)

History and Significance:
On 5th June 1872, on Phalaharini Kali-puja night, Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna worshipped Sarada Devi as Shodashi, the Mother of the Universe. The Mother of the Universe is variously worshipped —as Durga, Kali, Tara, Shodashi and so on. But, in his room he uttered the “mantras” which are related to Shodashi and worshipped Sarada Devi duly with flowers, bel leaves and sweets, among other things.

Sri Buddhadeva Jayanti
2021-05-26 19:00 - 20:30
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Gautam Buddha by Swami Dayamurtyananda after evening arati.

Sri Ramakrishna Deva Tithi Puja
2021-03-15
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Result Essay Writing Competition
2021-03-15 - 2021-04-12
Inter-Collegiate Essay-writing competition result
Monday, 15th March 2021 at 4.00 pm

ENGLISH LANGUAGE – ESSAY RESULTS
HINDI LANGUAGE – ESSAY RESULTS
MARATHI LANGUAGE – ESSAY RESULTS

TOTAL ESSAYS RECEIVED – 503
NO. OF PRIZES DECLARED – 66

MAHASHIVARATRI
2021-03-11 19:30 - 2021-03-12 07:00
MAHASHIVARATRI
Thursday, 11th March 2021

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

5.15 am
Prasad Distribution

Swami Adbhutananda Tithi Puja
2021-02-27 19:00 - 21:00
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

Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
2021-02-21 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-02-08 17:00 - 18:30
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.)
Join the congregation in singing hymns to Lord Rama and partake of the Ekadasi Prasada (before the Arati).

Sri Saraswati Puja
2021-02-16
07.15 A.M. – Special Puja
10.15 A.M. – Pushpanjali
11.00 A.M. – Havan
As per the guidelines issued by the Government to avoid social gathering, physical darshan will not be allowed to devotees/public on Saraswati Puja (i.e. on 16.02.2021). However, live streaming of the function would be made through the link www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live.

Swami Trigunatitananda Tithi Puja
2021-02-15 19:00 - 21:00
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
2021-02-13 19:00 - 21:00
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 & teachings of Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Dhruveshananda, Adhyaksha, Ramakrishna Kutir, Almora, Uttarakhand. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live

Prize Winners Annual Quiz Competition
2021-02-04 - 2021-02-20
VIVEKOTSAV 2020-21Result of the 1st Online Video-Based Quiz Competition on
Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita
0Total Participating Schools0Number of Students Participated

SCHOOL PRIZES

BEST SCHOOL TROPHY
Gokuldham High School & Junior College, Goregaon (E)

FIRST RUNNER-UP SCHOOL
Apeejay School, Nerul

SECOND RUNNER-UP SCHOOL
D.A.V. Public School, Airoli

School With Maximum Number of Participants
Gokuldham High School & Junior College, Goregaon (E)
Total Number of Participants – 143

PRIZE WINNERS – JUNIOR GIRLS GROUP (Std. V to VII)

PRIZE
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE SCHOOL

First Prize
Aarushi R (Std. V)
Apeejay School, Nerul

Second Prize
Anushree Talwelkar (Std. VII)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Third Prize
Riyansika Chakrabarti (Std. V)
N. L. Dalmia High School, Mira Road (E)

Encouragement Prize
Shrutika Sawant (Std. VII)
D.A.V. Public School, Airoli

Encouragement Prize
Ketaki Kamat (Std. VI)
The J.B. Vachha High School, Dadar (E)

PRIZE WINNERS – JUNIOR BOYS GROUP (Std. V to VII)

PRIZE
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE SCHOOL

First Prize
Krishiv Khandelwal (Std. VI)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Second Prize
Advait Jadhav (Std. VII)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Third Prize
Pranay Agiwal (Std. VII)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Encouragement Prize
Siddharth Desai (Std. VII)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Encouragement Prize
Aditya Ravindra (Std. V)
Apeejay School, Nerul

PRIZE WINNERS – SENIOR GIRLS GROUP (Std. VIII to X)

PRIZE
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE SCHOOL

First Prize
Ananya Salian (Std. VIII)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Second Prize
Avni Laddha (Std. VIII)
Apeejay School, Nerul

Third Prize
Janhavi Patil (Std. VIII)
Apeejay School, Nerul

Encouragement Prize
Manini Vats (Std. IX)
D.A.V. Public School, Airoli

Encouragement Prize
Ashwini Phadtare (Std. IX)
Shree Nutan Vidya Mandir, Malad (W)

PRIZE WINNERS – SENIOR BOYS GROUP (Std. VIII to X)

PRIZE
NAME OF THE STUDENT
NAME OF THE SCHOOL

First Prize
Bishwajit Dash (Std. IX)
D.A.V. Public School, Airoli

Second Prize
Rishabh Jalan (Std. VIII)
Apeejay School, Nerul

Third Prize
Shllok Tahiliani (Std. VIII)
Trinity International School, Sion

Encouragement Prize
Baibhav Pati (Std. IX)
D.A.V. Public School, Airoli

Encouragement Prize
Yash Maroo (Std. VIII)
Gokuldham High School, Goregaon (E)

Swami Vivekananda Tithi Puja
2021-02-04
As per the guidelines issued by the Government to avoid social gatherings entry in the temple premises will not be allowed to devotees/public on Swami Vivekananda’s Tithi Puja day (i.e. on 04.02.2021). However, live streaming of the function would be made through the link www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live.
Click here to download the programme details.
