Ramakrishna Math (Balaram Temple)

Balaram Mandir is a temple and a branch of Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math located at 57 Ramkanta Bose Street, Girish Avenue, Bidhan Sarani, Baghbazar, Kolkata. It was started in 1922 and was made a branch centre of Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math in 2002. The place has been sanctified by the numerous visits of Sri Ramakrishna, his disciples, and Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. It was here that the Ramakrishna Mission Association was born- Swami Vivekananda held the historic meeting on 1 May 1897 to finalize his plan for founding the Association in the name of his Master. It was the dwelling place of Balaram Basu, one of the chief lay disciples of Sri Ramakrishna. There is a beautiful prayer room inside and a picture gallery that traces the history of the place.

Balaram Mandir is a temple and a branch of Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Mathlocated at 7, Girish Avenue, Baghbazar, Kolkata.
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.

The Ashrama bearing the name ‘Balaram Mandir’ was started in 1922 in the house of Sri Balaram Basu, one of the chief lay disciples of Sri Ramakrishna. The place has been sanctified by the numerous visits of Sri Ramakrishna, his disciples, and Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. It was here that Swami Vivekananda inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission Association on 1 May 1897. The centre was made a branch in 2002.

Activities:

Daily worship, bhajans and fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, lectures and discourses.
Celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, and the Ratha-Yatra festival.
Welfare activities by way of providing scholarships to poor students, and distributing clothes and blankets to the needy.
A library with 1848 books.

Serenity and meditative place🙏🛐 Early mornings are so peaceful. Especially the divine omnipresence of Sri Sri Thakur and Sri Sri Maa bring absolute peace tranquility. Thakur's Baithak-khana at Balaram Basu's house is a must visit for his devotees🛐🛐🛐

A spiritual place.
Thakur Ramakrishna Dev used to come here and he pulled the Rath here. The Rath is still kept.
A clean and beautiful place.
Perfect for meditation

Calm and quiet environment. Great place for meditation

A place of historical importance and significance for devotees of Shri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. This is a place of worship and houses a museum and a book store.

Very Good Place to meditate. Very calm and peaceful.