Belur Math is over 40 acres of land on the west of hoogly River,Belur.The Belur Math in Kolkata is a place of pilgrimage and also the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and mission.
History
Upon his arrival in Colombo in January 1897 with his small group of disciples,Swami Vivekananda had founded two monasteries.One of them is Belur math and the purpose of theses monasteries was to train the young men in their work.Swami Vivekananda himself spend the last few years of his life at Belur Math.
The design of the temple was envisaged by Swamy Vivekananda,and the responsiblity of the architecture was laid in his hands.
The architecture of the temple celebrate the diversity of Indian religions.When seen from different angles the monuments resembles a temple,a church and a mosque.
The main entrance of the temple is influenced by the Buddhist styles of the Sanchi stupa and the entry of the Ajanta caves.
The windows and the balconies draw from the rajput and mughal styles of architecture designs.
The ground plan is the shape of christian cross. Belur math is mainly built out of chunar stone and the 112 feet high temple has images of Lord Ganesha and Hanuman.
Belur Math Arti and Sandhya arti
The time of arti is 5.30 pm and the arti songs are hymns of praise to Sri Ramakrishna and Sri sarada devi.
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Belur Math timings
The visiting hours of this Belur Math
APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 6.00-11.30AM and 4.00PM-7.00PM
OCTOBER TO MARCH 8.30AM 11.30AM and 3.30-6.00pm
Tuesday and sundays timings
April-september 8.30AM -11.30and 4.00PM- 6.00pm
October TO March 8.30 am -11.30 am and 3.30pm-6.00pm
FAMOUS PLACES TO VISIT IN KOLKATA For more details see this link
https://belurmath.org
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