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Birth Anniversary of Ramakrishna Paramhansa
- 19 Feb 2025
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The Prime Minister paid tributes to Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa on his birth anniversary on 18th February 2025.
- About: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was born as Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya on 18th February 1836 in Bengal.
- Religious Philosophy: He was deeply devoted to Goddess Kali, serving as a priest and worshiping her at Dakshineswar Kali Temple.
- He practiced various spiritual traditions, including Tantric, Bhakti, Vaishnavism, and Advaita Vedanta.
- Ramakrishna preached religious unity, believing all faiths lead to the same truth.
- Spreading Legacy: His foremost disciple, Narendra Nath Datta (later Swami Vivekananda), established the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 and spread Ramakrishna’s teachings across India, America, and Europe.
- Teaching Documentation: Mahendranath Gupta, his disciple, documented Ramakrishna’s teachings in the book Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (Bengali) (The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna in English in 1942).
Read More: Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme
