Ramakrishna Mission Temple, Dhaka is a historically significant architectural monument situated by the

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at Mitford area in

old Dhaka Old Dhaka ( bn, পুরান ঢাকা, Puran Dhaka) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar ( bn, জাহাঙ্গীরনগ� ...

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. The temple Ramakrishna Mission is an architecture which was founded by

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in 1899 and the Ramakrishna Math (temple) was founded by

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and Swami Premananda.

History

In 1916

and Swami Premananda visited to

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. On 13 February 1916, Swami Brahamananda and Swami Permananda laid the foundation of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, respectively. After 8 months, on 24 October the first Governor of the

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, inaugurated the opening ceremony of the medical service centre. In March of this year, Dhaka Ramakrishna Mission received the affiliation of the Headquarters at

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. The Ramakrishna Mission Authority of Belur appointed the local executive committee to start renovation work as after 85 years of use, the temple had become dilapidated. The main construction work began in 2000. In 2015, Prime Minister of India,

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visited them temple.

Architectural significance

The

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has a capacity of sitting for about 600 persons. It has 5 entrances. The shrine room with hexagonal view has been made in such a way that devotees can see the shrine from every side of the temple except back. The main

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is surrounding by 6 small domes with the symbols of 6

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s in their pinnacles, presenting the universality of Ramakrishna Order on the basis of

Sri Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

's realization "as many faiths so many paths."

References

Sources

* Uddipon (Page no- 185- 230)published by: PrincipalRamakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission

External links

* {{official website, http://www.rkmdhaka.org.bd// Old Dhaka Monuments and memorials in Bangladesh Ramakrishna Mission Hindu temples in Dhaka 1916 establishments in British India