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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]
Narendranath Dutta, his fifth child and first son, who later became famous as Swami Vivekananda, was born in 1863. [ 5 ] In 1866 he applied for the post of proctor to Barnes Peacock , the first Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court .
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]
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.
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.
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 ...
Vellimalai Sri Vivekananda Ashramam is a Hindu spiritual center and pilgrimage site located in the foothills of Vellimalai in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. This ashrama was founded in 1940 by Swami Ambananda , a direct disciple of Sri Sarada Devi .
Swami Chidbhavananda (11 March 1898 – 16 November 1985) was born in Senguttaipalayam near Pollachi in Coimbatore District, Madras Presidency, India. [1] His parents named him 'Chinnu'. He studied in Stanes School, Coimbatore. He was one of the two Indians in his class, the rest being British.