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History
of
Belur
Math
In
January
1897,
Swami
Vivekananda
arrived
in
Calcutta,
Calcutta
with
his
small
group
of
Western
disciples.
Through
this,
two
monasteries
were
established,
one
at
Belur,
which
became
the
headquarters
of
the
Ramakrishna
Mission
and
the
other
in
the
Himalayas
of
Mayawati,
Champawat
district
in
Uttarakhand,
Uttarakhand,
called
the
Advaita
Ashram.
Both
these
monasteries
were
built
to
receive
and
train
the
young
men
who
eventually
became
the
saints
of
the
Ram
Krishna
Mission
and
to
train
them
in
their
work.
In
the
same
year,
philanthropic
activity
was
started
and
relief
from
famine
was
brought.
Swami
Vigyananda,
brother-monk
of
Swami
Vivekananda
and
one
of
the
disciples
of
the
monastery
of
Ramakrishna,
who
was
in
his
pre-monastic
life,
a
civil
engineer,
designed
the
temple
according
to
the
views
of
Vivekananda
and
Swami
Sivananda,
who
were
the
then
presidents.
Were.
The
foundation
stone
of
Belur
Math
was
laid
on
16
May
1935.
The
huge
construction
was
handled
by
Martin
Burn
&
Company.
The
mission
declared
Belur
Math
as
"A
Symphony
in
Architecture".
Campus
at
Belurmath
Temples
dedicated
to
Ramakrishna,
Sharda
Devi,
and
Swami
Vivekananda
are
included
in
the
premises
of
Belur
Math
on
the
banks
of
Hooghly,
their
relics
and
the
main
monasteries
of
the
Ramakrishna
Order.
There
is
a
museum
in
the
complex
which
contains
articles
related
to
the
history
of
Ramakrishna
Math
and
Mission.
Many
educational
institutions
associated
with
the
Ramakrishna
Mission
are
located
in
the
huge
campus
adjacent
to
Belur
Math.
Belur
Math
is
considered
as
a
pilgrimage
site
near
Kolkata
by
major
tourist
sites
and
devotees.
Former
President
APJ
Abdul
Kalam
considered
Belur
Math
as
"a
place
of
heritage
and
national
importance".
Belur
math:
Sri
Ramakrishna
temple
The
design
of
the
temple
was
designed
by
Swami
Vivekananda
and
the
architect
was
Swami
Vigyanananda,
a
direct
monastic
disciple
of
Ramakrishna.
Sri
Ramakrishna
Temple
was
accepted
on
January
14,
Makar
Sankranti
Day
1938.
The
Ramakrishna
Temple
at
Belur
Math
is
designed
to
"celebrate
the
diversity
of
Indian
religions"
if
viewed
from
different
positions.
A
temple,
a
mosque,
a
church
as
shown.
The
architectural
style
and
symbolism
of
many
religions
have
been
incorporated
into
the
temple
design
at
Belur
Math,
to
convey
the
"universal
belief"
in
which
the
movement
believes.
The
temple
is
considered
a
prime
example
of
the
importance
of
the
"physical
dimension"
of
religion.
Belur
math
:
Swami
Brahmanand's
temple
Another
temple
dedicated
to
Swami
Brahmananda-
a
direct
disciple
of
Ramakrishna
and
the
first
president
of
the
Ramakrishna
Math
and
Ramakrishna
Mission,
is
located
near
the
temple
of
the
Holy
Mother.
The
museum
chronicles
the
movement
and
contemporary
development
of
Bengalis.
The
center
also
celebrates
the
annual
birthdays
of
Ramakrishna,
Vivekananda,
Sarada
Devi
and
other
monastic
disciples.
One
of
the
main
attractions
is
the
annual
celebration
of
Kumari
Puja
and
Durga
Puja.
The
tradition
of
Kumari
Puja
was
started
in
1901
by
Vivekananda.
