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Balaram Mandir
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Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Location
Location	Baghbazar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Geographic coordinates	22°36′07″N 88°22′01″E / 22.601987°N 88.367025°E / 22.601987; 88.367025
Website
belurmath.org

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

History

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.

Activities

Currently, Balaram Mandir is a branch of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. Some of the activities conducted by the centre are:

1. Daily worships;
2. Lectures and discourses;
3. Celebration of births of Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda;

The centre also has a public library.

References

1. Vivekananda, Swami (1997). Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India. 554. Swami Smaranananda.
2. Datta, Bimala Candra; Ramakrishna; Culture, Rāmakrishna Vivekānanda Institute of Research & (1980). Sri Rámakrishna tirthas: confluence of devotion and service. Rámakrishna Vivekánanda Institute of Research & Culture. p. 8.
3. "balaram mandir - ixigo trip planner!". www.ixigo.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. ^ "Balaram Mandir". Belur Math. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
5. The Vedanta Kesari. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 1998. p. 305.

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