Ekadashi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
2025-04-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-05-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-22 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-06 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-21 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata) and 3 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

FFOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-30
Dear Devotees and friends,

Our namaskar and best regards.

With the blessings of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda, we are pleased to invite you to the Foundation Day Celebrations of the Mumbai Ashrama. On auspicious Akshaya Tritiya Day, the Ashrama was founded in a rented house in Santacruz on 19th April 1923. To commemorate this divine day of the foundation of the Mumbai Ashrama, this yearly program is organized. The program includes Annual Public Celebration, Spiritual Retreat, Mantra Diksha and Chandi Havan. This special celebration will take place from the 25th to the 30th April 2025.

His Holiness Most Revered Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, worldwide, will be present for the entire function from 25th to 30th April 2025.

Program Schedule:

25th & 26th April 2025: Annual Public Celebration
27th April 2025: Spiritual Retreat
28th & 29th April 2025: Mantra Diksha Ceremony
His Holiness Most Revered Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Worldwide will initiate the spiritual seekers.
30th April 2025: Foundation Day Puja with Chandi Homa

The detailed programme will be uploaded soon.

The celebration includes spiritual talks by the esteemed monks of the Ramakrishna order viz. Swami Vishnupadananda, Swami Tattwarupananda, Swami Raghavendrananda, Swami Srikantananda, Swami Buddhananda, and other monks of the Mumbai Centre. The program will also feature bhajans and guided meditation sessions to uplift the spirit of all devotees. The registration for the Annual Public Celebration and Spiritual Retreat will be done on the spot on first-cum-first-serve basis.

Moreover, those who wish to register their name for Mantra Diksha, please visit the office of Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai in person between 24th March to 5th April 2025 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (excluding Sundays). PAN and Aadhaar card is mandatory for filling up the form for Mantra Diksha.

His Holiness President Maharaj's Visit
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-30
HIS HOLINESS MOST REVERED SRIMAT SWAMI GAUTAMANANDAJI MAHARAJ’S VISIT
from 25th to 30th April 2025 We are happy to announce the visit of His Holiness Most Revered Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, worldwide.
Darshan Timings are as follows:

Foundation Day Celebrations
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-30
Annual Public Celbration25th & 26th April 2025
Spiritual Retreat27th April 2025
Foundation Day Puja30th April 2025
Foundation Day Celebrations Invite

Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti
2025-05-02 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Sri Adi Shankaracharya after evening arati by Swami Kshitishananda

Sri Buddhadeva Jayanti
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Gautam Buddha by Swami Dayadhipananda after evening arati.

Discourse by Revered Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj
2025-05-18 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Shodashi Puja
2025-05-26 19:30 - 23:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
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.

Discourse by Swami Sukhananda
2025-06-25 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

GURU PURNIMA
2025-07-10
Sri GURU PURNIMA with special Puja of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna will be celebrated at the Ramakrishna Math on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Programme details are given below:

Japa Yajna
2025-07-13
“Yajnanam Japa-Yajnosmi” : Among All Yajnas I Am The Japa Yajna. (Srimad Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 10- Verse 25)

Ramakrishna Math, Mumbai is observing “AKHANDA JAPA YAJNA” on Sunday, 13th July 2025, from : 6.00 am. To 6.00 pm. at Universal Temple of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna.

Minimum Time Slot is for 1 hour.
Multiple & continuous slots can be selected.
Register the name(s) with time slot preference at our office between 9.00 am to 11.30 am and 4.30 pm to 6.30. pm or over phone 022-61818000 or email us at mumbairkm@gmail.com before 5th July 2025.
Devotees are requested to kindly register their names in a way to achieve uniform participation in each slot from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm. Your cordial cooperation is earnestly solicited for the same.
Slots will be provided on first-come first-served basis

(Note: Chairs will be provided for Senior Citizens or those in need)
To address the concerns and convenience of devotees we have made arrangements for their morning breakfast and afternoon prasad as under –
Prasad can be availed by All Pre-Registered Participants before or after their Japa time slots within the timings given below:
Breakfast: 7 am to 10.15 am.
Lunch: 12.15 noon to 02.15 pm
Tea, biscuits & fruit prasad: all time.

Please enroll for breakfast or lunch prasad at the Registration counter on the day of the Japa.

Swami Ramakrishnananda Tithi Puja
2025-07-22 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
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

Swami Niranjanananda Tithi Puja
2025-08-09 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
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

Sri Krishna Janmashtami
2025-08-16 20:00 - 23:30 (Asia/Kolkata)

Swami Advaitananda Tithi Puja
2025-08-22 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
SWAMI ADVAITANANDA
Pre-monastic Name : Gopal Chandra Ghosh
Place of Birth : Jagaddal, 24 Parganas

Early Life
Swami Advaitananda in his pre-monastic days was known as Gopal Chandra Ghosh. He was the oldest of the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, being older than even the Master by a few years. Besides, as there were two Gopals, Sri Ramakrishna would address Swami Advaitananda as ‘aged Gopal’ while others would call him Gopalda or Gopal the elder brother. His father was Govardhan Ghosh, and he was born in a village called Jagaddal in 24 Parganas, but usually, he lived in Sinthi near Calcutta. Gopal was an employee in a shop in Chinabazar, Calcutta, belonging to Beni Pal of Sinthi. Beni Pal was a devout Brahmo, and in the religious celebrations which he performed at his place, the Master would also occasionally be present on invitation. Perhaps it was at these meetings that Gopal first met the Master.
With Sri Ramakrishna
Gopalda was a married man. At the death of his wife, he received such a great shock that he did not know what to do. A friend, who was a devotee of the Master, asked him to go to Dakshineswar, which he did. Gopalda did not profit much by the first visit, nor did he find anything very remarkable in the Master. But his friend insisted on his repeating the visit, for holy men do not often reveal themselves at once. Gopalda complied, and this time he was caught in the love of Sri Ramakrishna. As he began to frequent Dakshineswar, the overwhelming burden of his grief was completely removed. The Master’s simple explanation of the unreality of the world made a deep impression on his mind, and he began seriously to think of giving up the world in search of God. Ultimately he renounced the world and devoted himself heart and soul to the service of the Master in his last illness. He was very neat and clean and the embodiment of method and orderliness. These traits in him received great appreciation from the Master. His service to the Holy Mother was equally wholehearted. As the bashful Mother did not talk with anyone except the old Gopalda, the young Latu, and a few others, Gopalda used to attend to her needs.
One day Gopalda expressed a desire to the Master to distribute some ochre cloths and rosaries to monks. On this, the Master replied, ‘You won’t find better monks than these young boys here. You may give your clothes and rosaries to them.’ Thereupon Gopalda placed a bundle of saffron cloths before the Master, who distributed them among his young disciples.1 Thus was sown the seed of the future Ramakrishna Order.
At the Cossipore garden-house Swami Vivekananda, then Narendranath, when sitting one day in meditation was lost to outer consciousness. His mind flew beyond the realm of relative consciousness and was merged in the Absolute. Gopalda became terrified and rushed to the Master to report that Narendra was dead. The Master understood that it was a case of Nirvikalpa Samadhi and assured Gopalda accordingly. After some time Narendra regained normal consciousness.

Tapasya in Varanasi
After the passing away of the Master, Gopalda had no home to go to. So, with himself and Shivananda as the first inmates, was started the monastery at Baranagore. After staying in this monastery for a few years, he went to Varanasi where he practised austerities for about five years. One who had the privilege of staying with him at Varanasi says that his regularity in spiritual practices was wonderful. Very early in the morning, even in the severe wintry days of Varanasi, he would get up and go to the Ganga for a bath. From there he would return shivering with cold but his mind absorbed in reciting some Sanskrit hymns. The programme of the whole day was fixed, and he would follow it without the least deviation for days, months, and years. At that holy city, he lived on Madhukari, small quantities of cooked food collected from various houses so that it might not be taxing to a single individual. Adjacent to a place where an image of Shiva was installed, he occupied a small room, but how neat and clean that small room was! Everything kept in its proper place, the room at once gave indication of great taste and orderliness. His steadiness would cause wonder to those who watched him. He was quite indifferent to worldly sights and sounds and followed his own tenor of life in the contemplation of the divinity from day to day without any break.

Life at Belur Math
When Swamiji returned to India and organised the Ramakrishna Brotherhood, Swami Advaitananda, the name he was given when he became a monk, returned to the Math at Alambazar. Afterwards, he stayed mainly at the new monastery at Belur Math, where he looked after the management of various affairs of the monastery, specially the garden work. But all work he undertook or supervised had to be done very systematically and with scrupulous care. The young novitiates could hardly rise to his standard of perfection as regards work and for that reason they had a very hard time with him. Many of them would receive mild rebukes from old Gopalda, but they would take his criticisms more as a token of affection than as any indication of bitterness. Gopalda, however, would say later, ‘The Master has shown me that it is He who is manifested through all. Then whom to blame or whom to criticise?’ After this experience, Gopalda ceased from finding fault with anyone however great might be the latter’s errors.
Even in his old age, he was self-supporting. He would not like anybody to take the trouble of attending to his personal needs.
Being the oldest in age, he was looked upon with affectionate regard by all his brother disciples. But they also enjoyed making fun with him. Swamiji composed a comical verse in order to tease Gopalda, but that really indicated in what great esteem Gopalda was held by all.
Old Gopalda, too, had his moments of humour, though it might be at the cost of others. Swami Vijnanananda related one such incident. ‘He (Gopalda) and Nityananda Maharaj were staying at Belur Math with several monks and brahmacharins. Calling them, Swami Nityananda said, “Well, look here, come and dig up this plot of land. I shall raise brinjals and potatoes here.” They started digging up. Seeing this Gopalda said, “Oh, what a hard labour they are put to! Come away, all of you boys. Should they be made to work so hard?” Gopalda took them along with him. Then he told them quietly, “You brothers dig up this plot for flower beds.” The soil of the latter plot was harder than the first. Swamiji and other monks had a hearty laugh when they heard Gopalda saying that. I am, therefore, always reminded of Gopalda when someone takes pity on another and wants to make him comfortable.’ In those days of hard work, the monks knew how to lighten the burden through humour.
But Gopalda was not always successful with all. He disliked tea, while Swami Subodhananda cherished it. Gopalda warned all that if they drank tea, it would lead to dysentery. But Swami Subodhananda asserted emphatically that each drop of tea in the cup would produce a drop of blood.
After his return to the monastery, Gopalda’s special duty was to look to the levelling of the newly purchased land at Belur and the repair of the old structures there. The land had been in use for repair of steamers and was hence full of pits and canals. All this meant strenuous work. When the monastery became fully established there, Gopalda willingly took up the duty of looking after the comforts of the monks and producing vegetables. for offering to the Master.
Gopalda made strenuous efforts to mould his life according to the life and example of the Master, and would sometimes express disappointment that he fell so short of the ideal. But this feeling of disappointment indicated only his real spiritual height. Because of his age, Gopalda did not engage himself in any public activity, philanthropic, missionary, or otherwise, so that his monastic life was quite uneventful. But so long as he was in the physical body, he definitely set an example to all, and he was the source of inspiration to many. His uniform steadfastness in sadhana till the last days of his life elicited admiration, if not reverence, even from his brother disciples. His love for truth was wonderful. He heard the Master say that one should not twist truth even to make fun. Gopalda obeyed this instruction in letter and spirit and insisted on others doing likewise.

Mahasamadhi
He travelled extensively and visited, at one time or other in his life, sacred places like Kedarnath, Badrinarayan, and Hardwar in the north, Dwaraka in the west, and Rameswaram and other places in the south. He kept sound health till the good old age he lived to. After suffering for some time from stomach trouble, he passed away on 28 December 1909, at the age of eighty-one.

There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Advaitanandaji 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 GANESH PUJA 2025
2025-08-27 - 2025-08-29

Commemorative Function
2025-09-11 16:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
As part of our continued efforts to spread the timeless teachings of Swami Vivekananda and to inspire mankind with the Universal Ideas of Hinduism, we are pleased to inform you that Ramakrishna Mission, Mumbai, is organising the following event in September 2025:

Commemorative Celebration of Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Address at the World Parliament of Religions, Chicago (11th September 1893)
Date: Thursday, 11th September 2025
Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Venue: Vivekananda Auditorium, Ramakrishna Mission, Khar (W), Mumbai

We are honoured to have Adv. Shri Ashish Shelar, Hon’ble Minister, Information & Broadcasting and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Maharashtra, as the Chief Guest for the programme.

This event will also feature deliberations by monks of the Ramakrishna Order, highlighting the lasting impact and relevance of Swami Vivekananda’s representation of Hinduism on the World stage in today’s context. This program particularly focuses on religious and philosophical ideas of Hinduism as presented by Swami Vivekananda during his 15 years of wandering in India and abroad, brought to us by his letters and speeches. This is to understand Hindu Dharma as realised by Swami Vivekananda. The details of the programme are attached herewith.

We warmly invite you all to participate in large numbers and also encourage you to spread the word among interested fellow dharmikas, colleagues, youths, and organisations.

Please register for the program through the link given or by scanning the QR given in the program brochure by 5th September 2025. The Link for the registration is as follows:
FILL THE GOOGLE FORM TO JOIN
LINK GOOGLE FORM – https://forms.gle/owqkfmwkRVBowyN37

RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CAMP
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14
AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN
(Inculcating Man-Making & Nation Building Ideas of Swami Vivekananda)
3RD RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CAMP
FRIDAY 12TH TO SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2025

FOR MEN – AGE: 18-28 YRS FILL THE GOOGLE FORM – CLICK ON THE LINK TO JOIN
https://forms.gle/dxC8bptAiKQPUPtj8

CONCISE PROGRAM

ABOUT YOUTH CAMP
Awaken the Giant Within is the 3rd Residential Youth Camp organized by Ramakrishna Mission, Mumbai — a 3-day immersive program designed for young men aged 18 to 28. *Limited to 50 participants only.

Held in the spiritually uplifting atmosphere of the Ramakrishna Mission campus, this residential camp offers a rare opportunity to disconnect from distractions and reconnect with your inner strength. Under the guidance of the monks of the Ramakrishna Order, participants will engage in sessions and activities that help them:
(a) Practice Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation for physical and mental well-being, (b) Manage the mind and cultivate inner calm, (c) Build self-confidence and emotional resilience, (d) Set and achieve meaningful goals (e) Overcome fear and limiting beliefs, (f) Develop a genuine and grounded personality, (g) Face life’s challenges with strength and clarity

The camp draws inspiration from the timeless teachings of Swami Vivekananda, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and the decades of practical wisdom of the monks.

This is more than just a camp — it’s a journey inward.
“Discover the power within. Awaken the Giant.”

VIVEKA WORKSHOP
2025-09-12
VIVEKA Workshop
12th September 2025We request the colleges to join the programme in large numbers.
COLLEGE INVITE LETTER
Google form for participation – for colleges

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Swami Abhedananda Tithi Puja
2025-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
SWAMI ABHEDANANDA
Pre-monastic name : Kali Prasad Chandra
Date of Birth : 2 October 1866
Place of Birth : North Kolkata

Born in a fairly well-to-do family, Kali had a great eagerness to learn yoga from his boyhood. He gained a good grounding in Sanskrit and English. At the age of 18, when he was studying for the school final examination, he went to Dakshineswar and met Sri Ramakrishna. Under the guidance of the Master, Kali practised meditation and was soon blessed with several visions.

Kali became a frequent visitor to Dakshineswar. He served the Master during his last illness. After the Master’s passing away, he joined the Baranagar Math and underwent sannyasa ordination, assuming the name Swami Abhedananda. At the Baranagar Math he used to shut himself up in a room and do intense meditation or study. This earned him the sobriquet “Kali Tapasvi”. He spent several years visiting places of pilgrimage on foot.

In 1896 Swami Vivekananda brought him to London for Vedanta work there. The next year he crossed over to USA and was given charge of the newly founded New York Vedanta centre. His profundity of scholarship, incisive intellect and oratorical power elicited widespread admiration, and people thronged to listen to him. He was also a prolific writer and his books on life after death, etc are famous.

After his long and successful work in America Swami Abhedananda returned to India in 1923. Soon he established a separate organization named Ramakrishna Vedanta Math and started living at the new centre. However, he maintained cordial relationship with his brother monks at Belur Math which he visited occasionally. He presided over the Parliament of Religions at the Town Hal, Kolkata, as a part of the celebration of the Birth Centenary of Sri Ramakrishna.

He left the mortal frame on 8 September 1939. Of all the contributions that Swami Abhedananda made to Ramakrishna Movement, the most widely appreciated and enduring one is his composition of sublime and beautiful hymns (in Sanskrit) on Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sarada Devi. His hymn to Holy Mother beginning with Prakritim paramam abhayam varadam, which is sung in many ashramas and homes, is unrivalled in the depth of conception and felicity of expression.

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