Sprawling over several acres
of land on the western bank of the Hooghly (Ganga),
is a place of pilgrimage for people from all over
the world professing different religious faiths.
Even people not interested in religion come here
for the peace it exudes.
Sanctified by the stay of Swami Vivekananda, most
of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, and
several other illumined monks, the Belur Math premises
include the main monastery, several temples, and
the headquarters of the twin organizations Ramakrishna
Math and Ramakrishna Mission. In a world torn by
hatred and fragmented by self-aggrandizement, the
Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission stand
as a symbol of the eternal truths of religion tested
and embodied by Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda
and their message of harmony of religions, divinity
of the soul, renunciation, and service. |
