Baranagar Math

বরানগর মঠ

The site of the first monastery of the Ramakrishna Order.

About Baranagar Math

After Sri Ramakrishna’s death in 1886 his young disciples, led by Narendranath, the future Swami Vivekananda, rented a dilapidated house at Baranagar that was said to be haunted. Here they took monastic vows and lived in great poverty until 1892. The old house collapsed long ago; the Ramakrishna Math has built a centre and memorial on the site.

Why visit

The humble beginning of a worldwide order.

What to see and do

The memorial shrine on the site of the old house
Displays on the first monks

Plan your visit

Area: Baranagar & Cossipore, Baranagar & Dakshineswar
Nearest landmark: Pramanick Ghat Road, Baranagar
Best time: Morning or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Entry: An active place of worship that admits visitors; its own rules apply. A branch of the Ramakrishna Math open to visitors; hours are not currently verified.
Metro: Baranagar (Blue Line), then a short ride
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is restricted.

Nearby and related places

Cossipore Udyanbati: The garden house where Sri Ramakrishna spent his last months.
Kuthi Ghat: Baranagar’s old riverside ghat, named for the Dutch factory that stood here.
Kripamayee Kali Temple: A nine-spired riverside Kali temple of 1848, older than Dakshineswar.
Belur Math: The headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, on the west bank.
Adyapeath: A white temple of Adya Ma with three images set one above another.

Walks that include it

Baranagar Riverside Trail: A garden house, a first monastery and a Dutch ghat

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