Ramakrishna Mission Ashram at Kishanpur will be celebrating its centenary year from April 17 to April 19. The Ashram was started informally in 1916 and in due course, it was affiliated to Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission in 1919.
During the celebrations, Swami Ranganathananda Bhawan, a new monks’ quarters cum dining hall, would be consecrated by Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, vice- president, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, on April 17. Besides, Vivekananda Netralaya, a newly constructed super speciality eye care centre, would be inaugurated by Srimat Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj, general secretary, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, on April 18.
According to Swami Asimatmananda, the secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram at Kishanpur, a special puja and havan would be held at 7.30 am at the temple on April 17 with which would start the year-long centenary celebration. “Consecration of Swami Ranganathananda Bhawan would be inaugurated by Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, vice president, Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Belur Math and the secretary, Ramakrishna Math, Chennai at 10.00 am on April 17,” he said, adding that Vedic chanting would be held at 4.30 pm the same day. Welcome address by Swami Asimatmanandaji Maharaj would be delivered at 5.05 pm while Swami Muktidanandaji Maharaj would speak at 5.20 pm to be followed by speech of C Sridharan, IAS, senior deputy director, lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. “On April 18, inauguration of Vivekananda Netralaya by Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj, general secretary, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math, would be held at 10.30 am,” Swami Asimatmananda said. Introductory speech by Deva Prasad Kar, medical director, Vivekananda Netralaya, would be delivered at 11.10 am the same day to be followed by speech of DGP Anil K Raturi at 11.15 am .
On April 19, Swami Nikhileswaranandaji Maharaj would speak at 10.30 am and devotional songs would be presented by Swami Kripakarananda of Ramakrishna Mission Sevapratisthan, Kolkata, at 6.45 pm while Garhwali Bhakti Sangeet would be presented at 7.35 pm the same day.