The Order on the March

News & Notes from Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission

Vivekananda College of Chennai Vidyapith celebrated its Platinum Jubilee on 21 June with special worship and a small gathering. Swami Gautamanandaji attended the programme online.

Sri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of Maharashtra and Goa, visited the Goa centre on 17 June.

Smt Droupadi Murmu, Governor of Jharkhand, and others addressed the audience of the online event conducted by the Ranchi Morabadi centre to observe the International Yoga Day on 21 June.

Values Education and Youth Programmes

Vivekananda College, Chennai

The Hyderabad Math conducted a month-long online summer camp for 800 children and two other workshops for 600 children; students participated from across the country. The Delhi centre conducted 16 online workshops in which 11,666 teachers, students and parents participated.

Kathamritha Bhavan Kolkata Vijayawada Tamluk Agartala

Porbandar Patna Chennai Viveknagar

Fiji Coimbatore Bishnupur Kozhikode

Sikra Kulingram Ramanathapuram Thanjavur

Relief Work

Covid Relief : Belur Math and 65 of its branch centres spread across 18 States/ Union Territories and 4 centres abroad continued to render relief to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. They distributed among more than 57,000 families — 4,97,256 kgs of rice, 89,398 kgs of flour, 1,29,844 kgs of pulses, 46,392 kgs of potatoes, 23,077 kgs of onions, 28,791 kgs of salt, 34,961 kgs of sugar, 40,548 litres of cooking oil, 11,210 kgs of spices, 3,545 kgs of tamarind, 28,080 biscuit packets, 59,184 kgs of soap, a number of masks, sanitisers, hand gloves, flasks etc. Also, cooked food was served to 1,80,308 people.

Cyclone Relief

The extremely severe cyclone Yaas made landfall over the Odisha coast on 26 May near Balasore and left a trail of destruction in many parts of Odisha and West Bengal. Continuing their relief work, 19 branch centres of the Order distributed among 60,291 families 80,243 kgs of rice, 28,172 kgs of pulses, 22,845 kgs of potatoes, 4228 kgs of onions, 12190 kgs of salt, 19719 kgs of sugar, 16671 litres of cooking oil, 31466 biscuit packets, 26050 soap bars, 11893 tarpaulins, milk powder, ORS, sanitary napkins, etc. Also, 6,22,384 people were served cooked food.

Fire Relief

Thanjavur Math, which is a sub-centre of Chennai Math, renovated 9 houses worst affected in a fire accident in Nagapattinam.

Kasundia Kothar Narendrapur

RAMAKRISHNA MATH, UTTARKASHI

Ganganagar, P.O. Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, 249193 Mobile: 9447051231; Email: uttarkashi@rkmm.org

Offering to Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna: An Appeal

Dear Devotees & Friends, Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Belur Math declared open a Math centre at Uttarkashi, an ancient holy town in the Garhwal Himalayas on 20th Oct 2017. There was already an Ashrama on a small piece of land, named “Ramakrishna Kutir” since 1963, maintained directly by Belur Math, where sadhus of our Order used to stay for intense Tapasya in the traditional monastic way, begging food from outside and living a simple austere life. The same tradition continues till date. Monks and brahmacharins of the Ramakrishna Order regularly visit this Ashrama in great numbers on their pilgrimage to the Chardham- Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri & Yamunotri. In view of expanding Swami Vivekananda’s ideal of service and spirituality among the masses we plan to purchase some land around Harsil Valley, near Gangotri. Along with retreat centres for sadhus and devotees, some welfare activities for the benefit of the poor and underprivileged will be taken up after acquiring and developing the land. A sum of Rs. 2 crores is estimated to set up and develop the additional unit of the Uttarkashi Math. We request our friends and devotees, trusts and corporate bodies to contribute liberally to complete this project of welfare and spirituality at the earliest. Donations can be made by NEFT/RTGS to the account given below: A/C Name : Ramakrishna Math, Uttarkashi Bank Name : Union Bank of India Branch Name : Uttarkashi Branch A/C No. : 601802010006696 IFSC : UBIN0560189 Kindly mention the purpose- “Donation for purchase of land and development of the Math”, the PAN and full address of the donor by email to uttarkashi@rkmm.org or SMS to

9447051231.

Donations towards our Math is exempted from IT under 80G Act. May Sri Ramakrishna, Ma Sarada, Swami Vivekananda bless you all. Yours in the Lord, Swami Amaleshananda Adhyaksha

Ramakrishna Math

(Shyampukur Bati)

(A Branch Centre of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, Howrah) 55, Shyampukur Street, Kolkata – 700 004. Phone: 9475701362; e-mail: shyampukurbati@rkmm.org Proper preservation and up keep of Shyampukur Bati, the most important and sacred tirtha of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.

AN APPEAL

Dear Friend / devotee / well-wisher, You all know that Sri Ramakrishna spent the last few months of his life (naralila) in Shyampukur Bati and Cossipore. Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and his brother disciples stayed in Shyampukur Bati for 2 to 3 months. It was here that Sri Ramakrishna was worshipped as Mother Kali on Kalipuja night by Girish Ghosh and other devotees. Sri Ramakrishna also manifested many bhavas and samadhis in this place.

In November 2017 this holy place was recognised as a full-fledged branch centre of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. This house is now about 200 years old. For its proper preservation, time to time thorough repair work is very much needed. We run also one charitable homeopathic dispensary and distribute clothes and blankets to the poor and needy. For the proper maintenance of this sacred tirtha and to continue our seva works we need a sum of Rs. 25 lacs every year. I fervently appeal to all the devotees, donors and well-wishers to donate generously to preserve this sacred tirtha properly. All donations through bank with valid PAN are eligible for tax exemption under section 80G of I.T. Act 1961. Our account details are as follows: State Bank of India, Baghbazar Branch, A/c No.32773763307, IFSC: SBIN0001652, MICR Code: 700002007. For donations of Rupees Two lacs and above, the name of the donor will be displayed in marble stone in a suitable place. Kindly send an e-mail informing us the details of your donation along with your full postal address, PAN, and mobile no., otherwise it would be difficult to issue money receipt in favor of the donor. May the Holy Trio bless us all is my earnest prayer.

Swami Parasharananda Adhyaksha

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