Famous religious place Belur Math is our next destination for Indian tourist
places website. People also recognize this place as Belur Mutt which is the administration
place of Shree Ramakrishna Math and group. This mutt was established by Shree Swami
Vivekananda who was the student of famous Sadhu Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
Hooghly River flows from Belur of Indian State West Bengal. The shrine of Belur
is a spirit of movement of Ramakrishna group. The structural design expresses
the combination of Hindu, Islamic and Christian motifs.
.jpg)
People recognize the city Kolkata as 'City of Joy' as
people have huge religious values living in the city. The spot is the area that
has been active in formation of sect followers and devotes guided by Shree Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa.
Representing the pleasant sounding coexistence of diverse
beliefs in India the Belur Mutt depicts structures that look like the common sensitivity
of the Muslim, Hindu and Christian locations of worship. This Mutt is the
headquarters of Shree Ramakrishna Mission. It is open for public from 05:30 am
to 10:30 am and 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm every day.
Past of Belur Mutt: Shree Swami Vivekananda reached from Colombo
to India with a group of people with western disciples in January 1897. He
established 2 monasteries of which one was located at Belur. This monastery
becomes the headquarters of Mission of Ramakrishna group. The 2nd
monastery was located at Mayavati in Himalaya ranges. Mayavati is close to Almora
recognized as Advaita Ashrama. Function of these monasteries was to entertain and
teach youth people who would ultimately turn into Sannyasy (Sadhu) of this Mission.
Shree Ramakrishna Temple: the shrine contain idol of
Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa made of marble. The structural design of shrine was
predicted by famous Guru Swami Vivekananda. Architect of shrine was Swami
Vijnanananda. Construction of this holy place was completed on 14 January, 1938
on Makar Sankranti festival.
.jpg)
Swami Vivekananda Temple: the other spot for visitors is Swami
Vivekananda Temple located at the place where Swami Vivekananda left his soul. His
body was set fire in 1902 close to Belur Mutt. Bel tree in the temple area is
spot where Swami Vivekananda sits and does mediation for hours. Body of Swami
Vivekananda was cremated at this place. Swami Ji died on July 4, 1902 after
evening poem. He completed the morning session and did evening prayer after
which he left the body.
Holy Mother's temple: the shrine devoted to Sarada Devi
is one more tourist spot of Belur.
Swami Brahmananda Temple: Belur is religious place having
another spot know as Swami Brahmananda temple.
Ramakrishna Museum: The museum of two storeys is one more
tourist spot of Belur Mutt. Museum is having huge collection of Swami Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda and many other people linked to Ramakrishna
Group. Visitors can watch long coat of Swami Vivekananda, table of sister
Nivedita and limb of Mrs Sevier. These are prime presented objects in Museum.
Attain Belur Mutt:
By Rail: Nearest and biggest railway hub to reach Belur are
Howrah and Sealdah. These railway stations of Kolkata are linked to almost
every city of India. For local transport people can use metro rail of Kolkata.
By Air: NSCBIA (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International
Airport) is available for abroad and local tourist for Belur. Airport is positioned
at only distance of 17 kms at Dumdum from Kolkata.
By Road: State transports of west Bengal allow visitors
to reach through bus easily. Buses for various cities from Kolkata is available
to attaining to Belur is easy and trouble free.