Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Sikra-Kulingram

‘Sri Ramakrishna Brahmananda Ashrama’ was started in 1958 at the birthplace of Swami Brahmananda in Sikra Kulingram, West Bengal. He was a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and the first President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. In 2002, the Ashrama was taken over by the Math and renamed ‘Ramakrishna Math’.

Activities (Math):

1. Religious activities: Daily worship, fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, and religious classes.

2. Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio, Swami Brahmananda, and other religious festivals.

3. Welfare activities: Distribution of food and buttermilk.

The Mission centre was started in 1992.

Activities (Mission):

1. An allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary and a mobile medical unit offering medical services.

2. Eye camps conducted periodically.

3. Coaching centres at Sundarbans and on the ashrama premises.

4. Units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa for children’s education and support.

5. A public library with books and periodicals.

6. Welfare activities: Providing food, milk, hygiene kits, clothes, blankets, educational kits, and pecuniary and medical aid.