Puja & Celebrations
Temple
The Temple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna is the most sacred place in the Ashrama. Here regular worship of Sri Ramakrishna is conducted with the feeling that he is “living” here with us. His divine presence can be felt here. The present temple has been sanctified by the visits of many revered monks of the Ramakrishna movement as also by other great savants in the society.
Temple Routine:
5.00 AM | Mangalarati, Suprabhatam, Vedic / Gita Chanting |
7.00 AM | Sri Ramakrishna Puja |
(Apr-Sept) 6.45 PM (Oct-Mar) 6.30 PM | Evening Arati and Bhajans |
On Ekadashi days after evening Arati | Ramanama Sankirtan |
| On Festival Days | various festivals like Guru purnima, Sri Krishna Janmastami, Ganesha Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Deepavali, Shivarathri |
On Birthdays of Direct Disciples after evening Arati | Discourses on their life and teachings |
On Birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda | Special programmes |
Worship and Celebrations
The Sri Ramakrishna Temple with its beautiful sanctum sanctorum and spacious shrine hall is the hub of all activities. The present temple was consecrated in the year of 1991 by the then President of the Ramakrishna Order Srimat Swami Bhuteshanandaji Maharaj. Mangalarati, Suprabhatam, Vedic/Gita chanting, daily worship in the morning, and Aratrikam and Bhajans in the evening are performed in the temple. Immediately after Aratrikam there will be bhajans. Sri Ramakrishna is worshipped in the temple following the mantras and procedures systematized by Swami Ramakrishnananda. Sri Ramanama Sankirtanam is conducted after evening Aratrikam of every Ekadasi day.
All people irrespective of religion, caste, creed, race, and nationality, are welcome here. They can either participate in the worship, bhajans, arati, etc. or engage themselves in silent prayer or meditation.
The Birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Guru Purnima are celebrated in a grand manner every year. The celebrations are marked with special Puja, Homa, Bhajans and Lectures. Prasad is distributed for all devotees who take part in the birthday celebrations.
The festivals like Sri Ramanavami, Sri Krishna Janmashthami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Shivaratri, Deepavali, are celebrated in a fitting manner. The birthdays of all other direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna are celebrated every year. The Birthdays of other great Incarnations and world teachers like Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ, Sri Sankara, Sri Ramanuja and Sri Chaitanya are celebrated every year.
The temple remains open every day from 5 a.m. to 12 noon and 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Bhajans
‘All the sins of the body fly away if one chants the name of God and sings his glories’ says Sri Ramakrishna. Every day after the evening Arati bhajans are sung.
Sri Ramanama Sankirtanam
The traditional Sri Ramanama Sankirtanam is sung on Ekadasi days after evening Arati.