Sri Sarada Devi jayanti and Kalpataru day
Sri Sarada Devi Jayanti and Kalpataru Day The new year 2016 began doubly auspicious on 1 January with the celebrations of Kalpataru and Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi’s 163rd Birthday. Devotees thronged the temple at 6 am for Mangalarati which was followed by vedic chanting, bhajan, meditation and reading of the auspicious event at the Cossipore Garden House where Sri Ramakrishna as the Kalpataru (Wish fulfilling tree) bestowed the householder devotees with divine illumination on 1 Jan 1886. Later, Lalitha Sahasranam chanting, bhajan and homa was conducted for Holy Mother followed by Lunch Prasad. After evening Arati, Swami Vimokshananda spoke on "The Magnificent Mother" where he highlighted incidents from Holy Mother’s life which indicated importance of mindfulness on each and every action of ours.