Category Archives: Dakshineswar

Gopal Ma used to live in this temple in Kamarhati established by Govinda Chandra Dutta of Pataldanga. She was regular in doing Japa (meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name) and Dhyan (meditation) and taking bath in the Ganges.

Sri Sri Thakur came to his house in Belgharia on 18th February 1883.On that day, he joined the devotees in NamSamkirtan (community singing of hymns) and singing of Bhajan (devotional song) and had divine discourse with them.

Sri Sri Thakur came with Hriday to this garden house (No.6 BT Road) in Belgharia and met Keshab Sen for the first time. He was pleased to see his high spiritual bearing. From this time (15-3-1875) onwards, deep intimacy developed between the two.

Thakur visited and graced this famous Pathbari of Vaishnavism. It is mentioned in the fifteenth volume of Sri-Ma-Darshan. Since Thakur used to visit most of the temples in the Barahanagar region, it was likely that he visited this sacred ashrama too.

It is mentioned in certain books that Thakur visited devotee Joy Mitra’s Kripamoyee Kali Mandir on the banks of the Ganges in Barahanagar.

Thakur had food at this garden house in Barahanagar. He used to come here at times.

Narayandas Bandyopadhyay, a devotee of Kuthighat Road, Barahanagar, was an expert in reading and exposition of mythological stories. He was popularly known to the people as Kathak-Thakur or Thakurdada.

Mastermasay’s brother-in-law Ishanchandra used to treat Thakur at Dakshineswar. Thakur paid a kind visit to his Barahnagar residence.(Sri-Ma-Darshan)