Sri Ramakrishna Math, Lucknow is an organisation created by Sri Ramakrishna, who was a famous saint in the 19th century. This monastic organisation was started with a motto " For one's own salvation, and the welfare of the world" and till now lives by it. Inside the math, you will find idols of Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, and Holy Mother Sarada Devi. There is a beautiful gateway that leads to the main temple. The stairways are designed using streaked Makarana Marble like the rest of the temple.Ramakrishna Math is a religious monastic order, considered part of the Hindu reform movements. It was set up by sanyasin disciples of Ramakrishna pramhansa headed by Swami Vivekananda at Baranagar, a place near Calcutta (now Kolkata), in 1886. India. The headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and its twin organisation, Ramakrishna Mission is at Belur Math (in West Bengal, India).
Although Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are legally and financially separate, they are closely inter-related in several other ways and are to be regarded as twin organizations. All branch centres of Ramakrishna Math come under the administrative control of the Board of Trustees, whereas all branch centres of Ramakrishna Mission come under the administrative control of the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Mission.
As of 2016, the Math and Mission have 182 centres all over the world: 136 in India, 13 in USA, 13 in Bangladesh, 2 in Russia, and one each in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. Besides, there are 33 sub-centres attached to some of these centres.
Besides these branch centres, there are about one thousand unaffiliated centres (popularly called ‘private centres’) all over the world started by the devotees and followers of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda.
A visitor enters the Ramakrishna Marg, Niralagar, an oeuvre in marble amidst a green garden with the sky as its backdrop catches the attention and he is mesmerized. Right from the road he gets a glimpse of the Deities (Thakur, Ma and Swamiji). And if he treads the way in the evening, the sound of evening Aratrikam filters through the gross commotion of daily life filling up his senses with an unknown calm.
Founder: Swami Vivekananda
Founded: 1 May 1897
President: Swami Smaranananda
Legal status: Foundation
Purposes: Education, Philanthropy, Religious studies, Spirituality
Awards: Gandhi Peace Prize
Address:
Nirala Nagar, Lucknow - 226 020, Uttar Pradesh
Timings
All days of the week
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
How to reach
Nirala Nagar is located at a distance of approximately 6.5 km from the Lucknow Charbagh railway station. Public transport is easily available for the commute. Also, if planning to travel to Lucknow by air, you can reach Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. It is approximately 17 km from Ramakrishna Math. If you book a taxi from the airport, you will reach your destination in around 40 minutes.
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