Belur Math

Belur Math is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission in West Bengal, India
  • Also known as: “Sri Ramakrishna Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Belur Math railway station and Belur railway station.

Railway station
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is a terminal railway station of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network, which connects Belur Math, temple and the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, with Howrah via the Eastern main line of Eastern Railway. is situated 610 metres west of Belur Math.

Railway station
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is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line and Howrah–Bardhaman chord. It is located in in the state of . is situated 1½ km west of Belur Math.

School
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Don Bosco Technical & High School, Liluah is an all-boys, English medium school located in Howrah, India. It operates under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and takes students from the lower kindergarten through grade twelve. is situated 1½ km south of Belur Math.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bally and Cossipore.

Photo: Kinjal bose 78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a laid-back town north of city, in the district of southern . It is home to the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of , in in the state of . One of the oldest neighbourhoods of the metropolis, it has a police station.

Suburb
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The Northern Suburbs of cover the large urbanised industrial area to the north of the city, which includes Baguiati, Baranagar, Belgachia, Birati, Chitpur, Cossipore, , Dum Dum, Lake Town, Nagerbazar, Paikpara and Sinthee. is situated 2½ km north of Belur Math.

Belur Math

Latitude
22.6324° or 22° 37′ 57″ north
Longitude
88.35641° or 88° 21′ 23″ east
Established
1938
Open location code
7MJCJ9J4+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 356008793
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Wiki­data ID
Q816234
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Belur Math” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Belur Math”
  • Bavarian: “Belur Math”
  • Bengali: “বেলুড় মঠ”
  • Catalan: “Belur Math”
  • Chinese: “白鲁尔庙”
  • Dutch: “Belur Math”
  • French: “Belur Math”
  • German: “Belur Math”
  • Hindi: “बेलुड़ मठ”
  • Hindi: “बेलूड़ मठ”
  • Japanese: “ベールール僧院”
  • Kannada: “belur”
  • Marathi: “बेलूर मठ”
  • Oriya: “ବେଲୁର ମଠ”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੇਲੂਡ਼ ਮਠ”
  • Polish: “Belur Math”
  • Tamil: “பேலூர் மடம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Белур Мет”
  • “Belur Math”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Swami Brahmananda Temple and Ramakrishna Museum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Math Office and Old Temple and Swami Vivekananda’s Room.

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