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Statue of Vivekananda at the Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre. Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta (name shortened to Narendra or Naren) [18] in a Bengali Kayastha family [19] [20] in his ancestral home at 3 Gourmohan Mukherjee Street in Calcutta, [21] the capital of British India, on 12 January 1863 during the Makar Sankranti festival. [22]
Vivekananda Rock Memorial is a monument and popular tourist attraction in Kanyakumari, India's southernmost tip. [1] The memorial stands on one of the two rocks located about 500 meters off mainland of Vavathurai, Tamil Nadu. It was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda, who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In a letter written to Swami Ramakrishnananda on 19 March 1894, Vivekananda recalled: [1] My brother, in view of all this, especially of poverty and ignorance, I had no sleep. At Cape Comorin sitting in Mother Kumari's temple, sitting on the last bit of Indian rock—I hit upon a plan: We are so many Sannyasins wandering about, and teaching the ...
Vishwanath Datta (1835 — 23 February 1884) was a Bengali lawyer, [1] philanthropist and novelist. He was the father of Swami Vivekananda , Mahendranath Dutta and Bhupendranath Dutta . [ 2 ]
Es wurde zu Ehren von Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) erbaut, der auf dem Felsen die Erleuchtung erlangt haben soll. English: Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari, last south land of India. It was built in honour of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock.
A small gopuram was also added later. On the southern side of the shrine, one room was used as a shayana griha for Sri Guru Maharaj and the adjoining room had large portraits of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Brahmananda, and Swami Ramakrishnananda. The prayer hall in the Old Temple was a witness to many important events.
Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House and Cultural Centre is a museum and cultural centre. It is located at 105 Vivekananda Road, Kolkata, India. [1] In this house, Swami Vivekananda (then called Narendranath Datta) was born on 12 January 1863. [2] The house remained Vivekananda's home throughout his childhood and early youth.
Vivekanandar Illam, earlier known as Ice House or Castle Kernan, is a historical building in Chennai, India.It was constructed in 1842 by Frederic Tudor.Indian Saint Swami Vivekananda stayed in the building when he visited Chennai in 1897, and it was later renamed in his honor.