Chronology of Main Event of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda

Birth of Sri Ramakrishna 1814 Kshudiram Settles at Kamarpukur, Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthplace 1835 Kshudiram’s pilgrimage to Gaya 1836 Birth of Sri Ramakrishna, Known in Boyhood as Gadadhar 1842 or 1843 First trance of Gadadhar at the sight of white birds and dark clouds

Gadadhar’s Boyhood 1843 Death of Kshudiram 1845 Gadadgar’s sacred thread ceremony Gadadhar’s keeping company with holy men Gadadhar’s Bhavasamadhi- on his way to the temple of the Goddess Visalakshi His bossom friend Gayavishnu, His Bhavasamadhi for the third time

At the Threshold of Youth 1850 Ramkumar, Sri Ramakrishna’s eldest brother opens Sanskrit school in Kolkata Gadadhar in a woman's dress, a blow to Durgadas Pune’s pride Gadadhar’s aversion to bread –winning education Gadadhar leaving school and enacting dramas Gadadhar’s progress in fine arts 1852 Gadadhar comes to Kolkata

The Consecration of the Dakshineswar Temple 1853 Birth of the Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, December 22 1855 Dakshineswar Kali Temple Founded.

Ramakurmar became priest of Kali Temple. Gadadhar, known as Sri Ramakrishna, took over the dressing and decorationg of the Divine Mother. Hriday, nephew of Sri Ramakrishna assisted Ramkumar and Sri Ramakrishna.

Sri Ramakrishna appointed first priest of the Vishnu temple and then of the Kali temple

Sri Ramakrishna’s Marriage 1856 Death of Ramkumar. Sri Ramakrishna’s first vision of Mother Kali as ocean of light 1857 Sri Ramakrishna remains mostly in a Godintoxicated state. Correction of Rani Rasamani 1858 Haladhari, Sri Ramakrishna’s cousin, appointed priest at Dakshineshwar, Sri Ramakrishna goes to Kamarpukur 1859 Sri Ramakrishna’s Marriage Stays at Kamarpukur for 1 1/2year

Sri Ramakrishna as a Sadhaka 1860 Return to Dakshineshwar, Mathur’s vision of Sri Ramakrishna as Shiva and Kali 1861Death of RaniRasmani. Meeting with Bhairavi Brahmani. Tantra practice under the Brahmani starts.

1863 Completion of Tantra practice. Chandra Devi, mother of Sri Ramakrishna Comes to live at Dakshineshwar.

1864 Sri Ramakrishna practice of Vatsalya Bhava under Jatadhari Practice of madhur bhava. Initiation in sannyasa by Totapuri.

Sri Ramakrishna Pilgrimage with Mathur 1865 Akshay, Sri Ramakrishna’s nephew, replaces Haladhari. Totapuri leaves Dakshineshwar.

1866 Sri Ramakrishna in the Advaita plane for six months.The Unique Realisation of the Master. Practice of Islam.

1867 Sri Ramakrishna at Kamarpukur. Brahmani bids farwell.

1868 Pilgrimage with Mathur to Deoghar, Varanasi, Allahabad and Vrindaban. Meeting with Ganga Mata.

1870 He also visits to Kalna and Navadwip and meeting with Bhagavandas.

1871 Death of Mathur

The Shodashi Puja 1872 The Holy Mother’s first visit to Dakshineshwar.

The Shodashi Puja.

1873 Death of Rameshwar, elder brother of Sri Ramakrishna 1874 the Holy Mother’s second visit to Dakshineshwar.

Sri Ramakrishna’s practice of Christianity, and vision of Christ His views about the Buddha were an incarnation of God. The Master’s faith in the Jaina and the Sikh religions

Sri Ramakrishna’s close contact with Kesab and the Bramos 1875 Sri Ramakrishna’s first visit to Keshab Chandra Sen 1876 Death of Chandra Devi 1877 Death of Shambhu mallick. The Holy Mother’s third visit to Dakshineshwar 1878 Close contact with Keshab and the Brahmos

Sri Ramakrishna’s Disciples begins to come 1879 Coming of Disciples begins. Ramachandra Datta and Manomohan Mitra come to the Master 1880 Surendra Nath Mitra comes to the Master. Sri Ramakrishna’s last visit to Kamarpukur 1881 Dismissal of Hriday. Rakhal (later Swami Brahmananda), Narendra (later Swami Vivekananda) and Balaram Bose come to the Master 1882 M. (Mahendra Nath Gupta) and Baburam (later Swami Premananda) come to the Master. Visit to Pundit Vidyasagar. The Holy Mother again at Dakshshineswar 1883 Adhar, Shashi (later Swami Ramakrishnanda) and Sarat (Later Swami Saradananda) come to the Master 1884 Kalipada and Kaliprasad (later Swami Abedananda) come to the Master. Death of Keshab.

Meeting with Pundit Shashadhar. Gopala’s Ma and Nag Mahasay come

Sri Ramakrishna’s self-revelation and Mahasamadhi 1885 The Holy Mother comes to live at Dakshineswar for the last time. The “Inner Circle” of Disciple becomes complete with coming of Purana. Last visit to Panihati.

Illness and removal to Shyampukur. Association with Dr. Sarkar. Removal to Cossipore.

1886 Treatment at Cossipore. Organization of disciples.

Mahasamadhi on 16 August.

Sri Sarada Devi Birth and Marriage and Shodashi-Puja 1853 December 22 Sri Sarada Devi Birth 1859 May Sri Sarada Devi‘s Marriage and first visit to Kamarpukur 1860 December Second visit to Kamarpukur 1866 May Third visit to Kamarpukur 1866 December -1867 January Fourth visit to Kamarpukur 1872 March First visit to Dakshineshwar 1872 June 5 Shodashi-Puja 1873 Sri Sarada Devi at Jayrambati 1874 March Death of her father, Second visit to Dakshineshwar

1875 at Jayrambati, Severe attack of dysentery and awakening of Simhavahini, November-Commencement of Jagaddhatri worship 1876 February Death of her mother-in-law, Chandramani Devi 1877 Third visit to Dakshineshwar (Meeting with robbers at Telo-Bhelo)

Sri Sarada Devi with Sri Ramakrishna at Shyampukur and Cossipore 1881 February Fourth Visit to Dakshineswar 1882 February Fifth visit to Dakshineshwar 1884 Sixth visit to Dakshineshwar 1885 March Seven visit to Dakshineshwar 1885 October with Sri Ramakrishna at Shyampukur 1885 December 11 with Sri Ramakrishna at Cossipore, Vow of fast at Tarakeshwar 1886 August 16 Passing away of Sri Ramakrishna 1886 August 30 First pilgrimage to North India (mainly Vrindaban)

1887 September at Kamarpukur 1888 October at Nilambar Mukherjee’s garden-house (Belur) 1888 November at Puri 1889 February at Kamarpukur 1889 March Pilgrimage to Gaya 1890 October at Jayrambati 1893 At Nilambar Babu’s garden-house 1895 Second pilgrimage to Vrindavan 1904 - 05 second pilgrimage to Puri 1906 January Death of Shyamasundani Devi.

1907 October Durga worship at Girish’s house 1909 May First visit to the ‘Udbodhan’ 1910 December at Kothar in Orissa 1911 February-March in the South India 1911 June Marriage of Radhu 1912 October Durga Worship at Belur 1912 November-January at Varanasi 1915 August-September at Koalpara 1916 May in the new house at Jayrambati 1916 October Durga worship at Belur 1920 July 21 Mahasamadhi

Born in Calcutta in 1863.

Contact of Ramakrishna change Namenda's life.

Became world famous at Chicago in 1883. “jive is Shiva”. “Awake, arise & stop not till the goal is reached.”

He founded Ramakrishna mission in 1897. Swami Vivekananda was born Narendranath Datta on 12 January 1863 in Calcutta in a respectable middle-class.

His father, Viswanath Dutta, was an attorney and was a lover of the arts and literature.

Swami Vivekananda's inspiring personality was well known both in India & America.

The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into fame at Parliament of Religion held in Chicago in 1893.

In the course of short of 39 years of which only 10 were devoted to public activities.

He gave: gyan yog, bhakti yog, karma yog, raj yog.

On the other hand, Narendra’s mother, Bhubaneshwari Devi, was a pious, kind-hearted lady, devoted to the Hindu traditions.

Narendranath had varied interests & wide range of scholarship in philosophy, history, social sciences, art and other subjects.

He evinced much interest in spiritual text. Vivekananda started his education at home, later he joined metropolitan institution of Ishwarchandra vidyasagar in 1871 and he passed the entrance examination of presidency college, Calcutta. His initial beliefs were shaped by Brahmo concepts, which include belief in a formless God and deprecation of the worship of idols. Not satisfied with his knowledge of Philosophy, he wondered if God and religion could be made a part of one's growing experiences and deeply internalized. Narendra went about asking prominent residents of contemporary Calcutta whether they had come "face to face with God. But could not get answers which satisfied him 1880 Transfers to General Assembly Institution 1881 November First Meeting with Sri Ramakrishna 1882-1886 Association with Sri Ramakrishna

1884 Passes B. A. Examination Father passes away 1885 Sri Ramakrishna’s last illness 1886 August 16 Sri Ramakrishna passes away 1886 Establishes Baranagar Math December Informal wow of Sannyasa at Antpur 1887 January Formal vows of sannyasa at Baranagar Monastery 1890-1893 Travels all over India as itinerant monk 1892 December at Kanyakumari, South India 1893 Fist public lecture, Secunderabad, South India May 31 Sails for America from Mumbai July 25 Lands at Vancouver, Canada July 30 Arrives in Chicago August Meets Professor John Ft. Wright of Hayward University September 11 First address at Parliament of Religions, Chicago September 27 Final address at Parliament of Religions, Chicago November 20 Begins mid-western lecture tour 1894 April Begins lectures and classes on East Cost May Speaks at Haward University

July-August at Green Acre Religious Conference 1894 November Founds Vedanta Society of New York 1895 January Begins Classes in New York June 4-18 at camp Percy, New Hampshire June-August at Thousand Island Park on St. Lawrence River N.Y. August –September in Paris October- November Lecture in London December Sails for New York 1896 March 22-25 Speaks at Howard University April Returns to London May-July Gives classes in London May 28 Meets Max Muller in Oxford August- September in the Europe for six weeks October-November Gives classes in London December 30 Leaves Naples for India 1897 January 15 Arrives in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 6-15 in Chennai February 19 Arrives in Kolkata May 1 Establishes Ramakrishna Mission Association, Kolkata May-December Tours Northwest India

1898 January returns to Kolkata May Begins North India pilgrimage with Western Devotees August 2 at Amarnath, Kashmir December 9 Consecrates Belur Math 1899 March 19 Establishes Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati June 20 Leaves India for second visit to the West July 31 Arrives in London August 28 Arrives in New York City August-November at Ridgely Manor, New York December 3 arrives in Los Angeles 1900 February 22 Arrives in San Francisco April 14 Founds Vedanta Society in San Francisco June Final classes in New York City July 26 Leaves for Europe August 3 Arrives in Paris for International Exposition September 7 Speaks a Congress of History of Religions at Exposition October 24 Begins tour of Vienna, Constantinople, Greece and Cairo

November 26 Leaves for India December 9 Arrives at Belur math 1901 January visits Mayavati March-May Pilgrimage in East Bengal and Assam 1902 January-February visits Bodh Gaya and Varanasi March Returns to Belur Math July 4 Mahasamadhi