Ramakrishna Math And Mission, Bhubaneswar
History
Swami Brahmananda a direct disciple of Ramakrishna inaugurated the math on 31 October 1919. Brahmananda used to visit Bhubaneswar often and liked its spiritual atmosphere. The Math centre was founded by Swami Brahmananda (a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna) in 1919. The Mission centre was founded in 1920.
Activities of the Math centre
The main activities of Math include Daily worship, regular religious classes, and discourses in and outside the Ashrama. Major festivals include a celebration of Kali Puja and the birthdays of some prophets and saints. It also houses a publication department which publishes books in Oriya.
Activities of the Mission centre
The Mission provides services in education and healthcare: a high school with 354 boys and 247 girls, a free students’ home for 60 tribal boys a charitable allopathic dispensary, which treated 15,855 cases, a rural mobile medical unit which treated 5627 cases, a library and a free reading room with 26,904 books and 99 periodicals and newspapers.
Photo gallery
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Universal Temple of Sri Ramakrishna
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Math complex
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Swami Brahmananda's room
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Vivekananda hall
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Math and Mission office
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Vivekananda Library
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Charitable Dispensary