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Khetri
was
a
small
state
of
Rajasthan
but
was
very
progressive.
Surrounded
by
stately
hills
and
forest
it
is
a
panoramic
spot
situated
at
about
100
miles
north-west
of
Jaipur
and
nearly
120
miles
south-west
of
Delhi.
Raja
Ajit
Singh
of
Khetri,
a
patron
of
talents
and
ardent
lover
of
arts
and
fine
arts,
science
and
technology,
came
in
contact
Swami
Vivekananda,
one
of
the
greatest
sons
of
India.
In
1891,
inspired
by
Shri.
Ramkrishna
Paramhamsa,
who
embodied
the
symbol
of
universal
religions,
Swamiji
reached
Abu
en-route
a
country-wide
tour,
undertaken
with
a
resolve
to
uplift
his
country
and
serve
his
faith
for
the
good
of
mankind.
On
June
4,
1891,
he
met
Khetri
Ruler,
Ajit
Singhji
for
the
first
time.
The
Raja
was
impress
ed
by
the
personality
of
erudite
Swamiji,
and
accepted
him
as
his
Guru
and
reverentially
brought
him
to
Khetri.
Swamiji
reached
Khetri
for
the
first
time
on
august
7,
1891,
and
stayed
with
the
Ruler
until
October
27,
1891.
During
his
stay
at
Khetri,
both
of
them
had
exchange
of
views
on
spiritualism.
To
broaden
the
mind
of
the
Raja,
Swamiji
also
brought
home
the
importance
of
modern
science
to
him.
On
January
18,
1901,
Raja
Ajit
Singh
died
and
on
July
4,
1902,
Swamiji
attained
Samadhi.
Raja
Ajit
Singh's
grandson,
Raja
Bahadur
Sardar
Singhji
donated
the
place
in
1958
where
Swami
Vivekananda
had
his
holy
stay.
With
the
consistent
efforts
of
Padmabhushan
(late)
Pandit
Jhabarmal
Sharma
and
late
Beni
Shankar
Sharma,
the
first
branch
of
the
Mission
was
established
in
Rajasthan
and
this
palatial
building,
rich
with
Swamiji's
memory,
has
been
named
as
'Vivekananda
Smriti
Mandir'. In
this
large
building,
the
marble
statues
of
Swamiji
and
Raja
Ajit
Singh
have
been
installed.
The
room
at
the
topmost
storey
where
Swamiji
used
to
stay,
had
spiritual
and
other
dialogues
with
the
has
been
converted
into
a
prayer
room.
Now
Khetri
is
a
place
of
pilgrimage
sanctified
by
Swamiji's
three
visits,
where
important
events
of
his
life
took
place
and
the
Mission's
spiritual
work
commenced
for
the
first
time.
Recently
on
30th
and
31st
March
2019
Ajit-Vivek
Museum
was
inaugurated
and
the
consecration
of
the
restored
historic
Asrama
building
took
place
to
celebrate
the
Diamond
Jubilee
of
the
Asrama.
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